On Thanksgiving: Two Questions for you to Ponder
by Rabbi David Woznica It’s a good reflection on our country that we have a national holiday devoted to giving thanks. Gratitude is [...]
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Read with Caution: This May Whet Your Appetite for Learning
by Rabbi David Woznica Tomorrow morning we mail our 2018-2019 (5779) Center for Jewish Life brochure. It contains descriptions of dialogues, lectures, classes, [...]
Yom Kippur is a Happy Day: If We Begin Now
by Rabbi David Woznica The Talmud teaches, “The Day of Atonement atones for sins against God, not for sins against man, unless [...]
From Numbers to Words: The Journey to the Promised Land
by Rabbi David Woznica This week our Torah reading of Matot-Masei concludes the Book of Numbers (in Hebrew, Bamidbar or “In the [...]
The Mourner’s Kaddish: An Eternal Opportunity
by Rabbi David Woznica It is customary for those in mourning to recite Kaddish after the death of a mother, father, husband, [...]
Counting the Omer: The Vital Link of Passover to Shavuot
by Rabbi David Woznica We have entered a period of the year where we count the Omer. Historically, the Omer was a [...]
Wise Delegation Attends AIPAC Policy Conference
by Rabbi David Woznica Along with members of our congregation, I have just returned from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, [...]
Pharoah’s Hardened Heart
by Rabbi David Woznica In a well-known verse that begins this week’s Torah portion, Bo, God tells Moses, “Go to Pharoah: For I [...]
A Jew at Christmas
by Rabbi David Woznica This is among my favorite times of the year. I enjoy Christmas songs from Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, [...]
Thanksgiving: From the Pilgrims to Us
by Rabbi David Woznica The Pilgrims, whom we acknowledge as the precursors to Thanksgiving, crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower in 1620. They [...]