Rabbi’s Corner

Shabbat Message July 10, 2020 – Parashat Pinhas

Posted on July 16, 2020

Click HERE for a video D’var Torah/study of this week’s parsha: Keepers of the Peace: When Sanctioned Violence Stopped a Plague Click HERE for a video Kavannah (intention) about the power of Shabbat in our lives. Challenge, Growth and Love:… Read More »

Shabbat Shalom and Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 3, 2020

Shabbat Shalom and Happy 4th of July! Click HERE for a SPECIAL INTERACTIVE ON-LINE STUDY SHEET highlighting the Prophet Micah’s famous teaching: “Do Justice, Love Kindness and Walk Humbly with Your God.” This study guide of our haftarah for Parshiyot… Read More »

D’var Haftarah_ God’s Redemptive Healing from the Conservative Yeshivah

Posted on May 27, 2020

D’var Haftarah_ God’s Redemptive Healing from the Conservative Yeshivah… Read More »

Shavuot Learning – The Torah of Kindness from the Conservative Yeshivah

Posted on May 27, 2020

Shavuot Learning – The Torah of Kindness from the Conservative Yeshivah… Read More »

TIKKUN on Shavuot – The Deeper Meaning

Posted on May 27, 2020

TIKKUN on Shavuot – The Deeper Meaning… Read More »

ZOOMing Weekday Minyan with Kaddish

Posted on May 14, 2020

“What I would give to have this conversation with you at a real cafe table with people buzzing around, the smell of coffee in the air.” There was a shuffle to the right, to get comfortable. After a second or… Read More »

Volunteer and Tzedakah Opportunities

Posted on November 6, 2019

Please take a good look to see when you can put volunteering into your schedule! Twice a month Or Zarua sends volunteers to New York Common Pantry to help serve breakfast (Tuesday) and pack and distribute food pantry packages (Wednesday).… Read More »

Israel’s Ability to Integrate

Posted on July 9, 2019

What’s so special about “Special in Uniform”? This innovative program, founded in 2008, was the answer to young men and women with special needs and disabilities in Israel who wished give back to their country, like their siblings and neighbors.… Read More »

Water Solutions

Posted on May 23, 2019

During this period of the Omer just after celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut let’s focus our learning and tzedakah action on our homeland. Today, work on water solutions in Israel is funded through the Jewish National Fund. For the good of the… Read More »

Prepare for Passover

Posted on April 9, 2019

Help Needy Jews to Prepare for Passover Please give generously to the Ma’ot Hittim fund, as many will benefit from your kindness. Make your check payable to Congregation Or Zarua and write Ma’ot Hittim Fund on the memo line. You… Read More »