by Rabbi | Sep 26, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog, Uncategorized
Every year, by now, I can count on at least three people coming to me to talk about their discomfort with being “a bad Jew”. Or maybe they’ll soften their self-judgment, and say “you know rabbi, I’m not a good Jew”. Or maybe “not as good as the other Jews”. And then a...
by Rabbi | Sep 26, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Shanah tovah! Welcome to Rosh Hashanah, our Jewish New Year. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share thoughts from our tradition with you tonight, and I thank you for being here as we begin this holy time together. Our services are made possible by many...
by Rabbi | Jul 25, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
This week’s reading is the longest in Torah – it is the combination of Matot and Masei. The two readings together, which happens almost every year, have 253 verses and it is the longest reading of the Torah. The longest portion is Naso, with 176 verses, followed by...
by Rabbi | Jun 8, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Summary: “Naso,” means “Count” // it is the longest portion in verses // Completing the headcount in the desert. We read the laws of sotah, who is the woman suspected of adultery by her husband; the laws of Nazir, the person who decides to...
by Rabbi | May 23, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
Behar-Behukotai Summary: Behar and Bechukotai come very frequently together. In a 19 year cycle, they are read together 12 times. Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven....
by Rabbi | May 9, 2025 | Rabbi's Blog
“Acharei Mot,” means “after the death of” “Kedoshim,” means “holy” Following the deaths of Nadav and Avihu, God warns against unauthorized entry “into the holy” – this is a place, inside the tabernacle in our story and later, inside the Temple, where incense is...
