Toward Shabbat

January 12th, 2018 25 Tevet, 5778 In this weeks parashah well read about the first of the plagues and Gods explicit hand in the Exodus narrative. One of the elements that strikes me the most is the way that God talks about the Israelites. God appRead more...

December 29th, 2017 11 Tevet, 5778 2017 was a pretty big year for us together. On January 9th of 2017 I sent in my resume to Beth Sholom, on January 13th I spoke to Danny Schaffzin serving as co-chair of the search committee, and on January 15thRead more...

December 15th, 2017 27 Kislev, 5778 While the story of Hanukkah celebrates the win of a small number of Jews over theSeleucid Empire and the Jews refusal to worship Greek gods, theres also a part of the story that is about an internal Jewish feud December 15th, 201727 Kislev, 5778While the story of Hanukkah celebrates the win of a small number of Jews over the Seleucid Empire and the Read more...

December 1st, 2017 13 Kislev, 5778 Were often referred to as Bnai Yisrael, the Children of Israel. We are called that because, of course, we are the people Israel and so all of us are children within that people. But that name more specifically co December 1st, 201713 Kislev, 5778We’re often referred to as B’nai Yisrael, the Children of Israel. We are called that because, of courseRead more...

November 17th, 2017 28Cheshvan, 5778 On Tuesday night, many of us heardan interesting lecture as a part of the Lehrhaus series with Dr. Mark Kaplowitz. Dr. Kaplowitz, a philosopher at the University of Memphis, offered his own understanding of God November 17th, 201728 Cheshvan, 5778On Tuesday night, many of us heard an interesting lecture as a part of the Lehrhaus series with Dr. MaRead more...