By Rabbi Michael KushnickParashat Ekev As a rabbi I often find myself working with people who are experiencing hardships. During these situations I am asked, “Why did this happen to…

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Vaetchanan Like the Jewish people’s ongoing journey towards the promised land, life — soul in body — is all about traveling. Traveling, here, means progressing as…

By Rabbi Shawn ZellParashat Devarim You can set your watch to the fact that when we begin reading Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah, Tisha B’Av, a…

By Rabbi Yaakov GreenParashat Matot-Masei While it was wonderful to celebrate this past Sunday the amazing freedoms this great country provides to us and all its citizens, as Jews we…

By Rabbi Seymour RosselParashat Balak What makes a prophet? Amos tells us in eloquent poetry: “Indeed, my Sovereign God does nothing / without first revealing God’s purpose / to God’s…

By Cantor Sheri AllenParashat Chukat Some pretty major events take place in Parashat Chukat, both sad and puzzling, but I want to focus on an incident that happens toward the…

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Korach One of the relevant questions these days is, can you be friends with someone and nourish the personal relationship although you strongly disagree with their…

By Rabbi Ari SunshineParashat Shelach Lecha It can be tough to take what may seem like an unpopular position against very loud voices trying to shout you down. In this…

By Rabbi Ariel RackovskyParashat Behaalotecha As we begin yet another graduation season, heads of school, guest speakers and members of the clergy will be offering words of advice to the…