Wise Words – Monday, January 19, 2026
You’ll be reading this on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day enshrined into a yearly observance as one of the country’s [...]
Learning Across the Divide
Learning Across the Divide Rabbi Ron Stern December 26, 2025 | 7 Tevet, 5786 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]
Wise Words – Monday, December 8, 2025
When I was a little girl, Friday night services were the heartbeat of my family’s week—rain or shine. We began with Shabbat [...]
Wise Words – Monday, December 1, 2025
You’ll read these words just before Giving Tuesday, the bottom side of that sandwich topped by Thanksgiving and filled with the days of indulgent consumerism [...]
First They Came for Them: The Case for Compassionate and Just Immigration Policies
First They Came for Them: The Case for Compassionate and Just Immigration Policies Rabbi Ron Stern November 14, 2025 | 23 Cheshvan, [...]
Wise Words – Monday, October 13, 2025
Yes – there’s more! Can you name the holidays this month? Hint: all the named days (except for the intermediate days of [...]
Changing God and Ourselves
Changing God and Ourselves Rabbi Ron Stern September 12, 2025 | 19 Elul, 5785 Your browser does not support the audio element. [...]
Wise Words – Monday, September 1, 2025
We are several days into Elul, the Hebrew month of preparation for the High Holy Days. During this time, it’s customary to recite [...]
Wise Words – Monday, August 11, 2025
I don’t know about you, but I feel like ‘tis the season for out of office replies and family vacation photos. Kids [...]
Wise Words – Monday, August 4, 2025
I first encountered Tisha b’Av at Jewish summer camp. There, surrounded by my peers and the counselors we adored, we re-enacted the Warsaw [...]