By Rabbi Stefan Weinberg “Nature is man’s greatest teacher.” Throughout Jewish history the natural world has served as an ideal teaching agent for our rabbis. Sukkot, premised upon our engagement…

By Cantor Don CrollParashat Ha’azinu At this end of this week’s Torah portion, Ha’azinu, G-d tells Moses to “ascend Mount Nebo to see the Promised Land” before he dies; Moses…

By Rabbi Dan Lewin Before entering a special and sacred day in the Jewish calendar, it’s crucial to understand its essential ideas and what we aim to derive from it.…

By Rabbi Jordan ParrParashat Nitzavim-Vayelech You stand this day, all of you, before the LORD your God — your tribal heads, your elders and your officials, all the men of…

By Rabbi David SternParashat Ki Tavo In his poem “A Man Doesn’t Have Time,” the late great Israeli poet Yehudah Amichai wrote a rebuttal to Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, a retort…

By Rabbi Dan Lewin Whether in the domains of physical health, intelligence, spiritual growth or career development, the qualities of adaptation and optimization stand at the heart of success. In…

By Rabbi Andrew PaleyParashat Shoftim I am always honored and humbled to have the opportunity to be with people as they complete their journey to Judaism, choosing Judaism as their…

By Rabbi Adam RoffmanParashat Re’eh When people say “Hindsight is 20/20,” what do they mean, exactly? Most of the time, I imagine, we hear this aphorism as a kind of…

By Rabbi Dan Lewin When you are feeling sad or stressed, and someone notices your mood and says “Be happy,” how does that comment make you feel? Do you want…

By Cantor Sheri AllenParashat VaEtchanan This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Nachamu — the Sabbath of comfort. But I think it can just as easily be called the Sabbath of…