Rabbi’s Corner

Shabbat Message, May 21, 2021, Parashat Naso

Posted on May 21, 2021

Click HERE (video) for God Bless You and Keep You. The famous Kohenic blessing is recited in public recitations of the Amidah and by parents for their children. Brides and grooms beneath their chuppahs receive the blessing, too. Explore the… Read More »

Shabbat Message, May 14, 2021, Parashat BeMidbar/Shavuot

Posted on May 14, 2021

Click HERE (video) for the sermon HaDegel Sheli, Our Flags & Our Future. Flags are symbols of hope and unity despite their differnet colors. According to our tradition, the Israelites saw that angels praised God raising flags aloft. Raising our… Read More »

Shabbat Message, May 7, 2021, Parashat Behar-Behukotai

Posted on May 7, 2021

Click HERE (video) for “Ownership is Foundational to Free Society, So Why Do We Disown our Fields Once Every Seven Years?” The Torah supports a communitarian approach to societal living not communism or socialism! How does Shmittah teach a philosophical… Read More »

Shabbat Message, April 30, 2021, Parashat Emor

Posted on April 30, 2021

Click HERE (video) for the sermon, How We Perceive Others Makes a Holy Difference. To create meaningful ritual experiences that help us express joy, gratitude, or make atonement we must become attuned to the sacred and the holy sparks in… Read More »

Shabbat Message, April 23, 2021, Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim

Posted on April 23, 2021

Click HERE (video) for the Shabbat drash “Do Not Stand Idly By the Blood of Your Fellow; Stop Murder and Violent Crime.” In one verse the Torah teaches us a core Jewish value and calls us to action. Our tradition… Read More »

Shabbat Message, April 16, 2021, Parashat Tazria-Metzora

Posted on April 16, 2021

Click HERE (video) for the sermon The Most Consequential Sentences and Sentiments About Israel at 73. This past week we commemorated Yom HaZikaron and celebrated Yom HaAtzmaut. We remember, with love, all those who paid the highest price for the… Read More »

Shabbat Message, April 9, 2021, Parashat Shemini – Pirkei Avot

Posted on April 9, 2021

Click HERE (video) for Torah study with Rashi Consciously Choosing Kosher Elevates the Soul. The Torah uses unique verbs to describe the process of mitzvah engagement and the reasons behind them. Rashi emphasizes the one use of the verb “ma’aleh”… Read More »

Shabbat Message, April 2, 2021, Shabbat Pesah

Posted on April 2, 2021

Click HERE (pdf) for Who Wrote the Song of Songs? We read the love poetry of Solomon on the Shabbat of Passover. Or, was it written by someone else? Explore the traditions, language and messages of the scroll that begins… Read More »

Shabbat Message, March 26, 2021, Parashat Tzav – Shabbat HaGadol – erev Pesah

Posted on March 26, 2021

Click HERE (pdf) for “Who Knows 13? Questions for the Seder Table.” Print this so you will have thirteen more questions (bonus included!) for your seders. After the yom tovs I would love to hear your answers, call or write!… Read More »

Shabbat Message, March 19, 2021, Parashat Vayikra

Posted on March 19, 2021

Click HERE (video – 12 minutes) for the Shabbat Sermon Sacrifices Inspire – The First One for Every Jew was in Egypt, at Home, with a Lamb. While Maimonides took the position that investigating the meaning of the sacrifices was… Read More »