Making Time for Torah
By Cantor Emma Lutz “Do not say, 'When I am free I will study,' for perhaps you will not become free.” -Pirkei Avot [...]
Shifra and Puah
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week's Torah portion, the last of 2018 and the first of the book of Exodus, tells of Pharaoh’s [...]
A Blessing Before You Go
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Facebook has already started making its year end videos, making it seem like 2019 is even closer than it [...]
Owning Our Stories
by Cantor Emma Lutz “Owning our stories and loving ourselves through that process is the greatest gift we can give ourselves.” – Dr. [...]
Hanukkah… Well, It’s Complicated.
by Rabbi Josh Knobel Like so many other aspects of Jewish tradition, the origins of Hanukkah remain so far removed from our existing [...]
Seeing Into the Future
by Rabbi Ron Stern How far can you gaze into the future? Of course, none of us has the ability to even know [...]
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 [...]
God is Here
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback This week’s parasha tells of a ladder connecting Heaven and Earth. The rabbis, centuries later, taught that when two [...]
In the Darkness: Rosh Chodesh Kislev
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Almost a decade ago, Ben and I were lucky enough to spend two weeks in Thailand. As it happened, [...]
Lamentations and Hope
By Cantor Emma Lutz On Saturday evening, mourning the deaths of the eleven souls martyred at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh that [...]