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 [...]

               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 people sit together and [...]

               Dear friend,  Once again we find ourselves in mourning, this time facing an unspeakable act close to home in Thousand Oaks. Last week we came together to care for [...]

               Dear friends, On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about community. Our Talmud teaches: Kol Yisrael Arevim zeh baZeh – all Israel are connected, we are all responsible for one another. Please make every [...]

             Being a Wise Witness: Understanding Our Own Biases and Perspectives By Rabbi Ron Stern “Sarah saw the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham playing.” This benign passage [...]

             Our Power of Creation By Rabbi Josh Knobel Just two weeks ago, Jews throughout the world celebrated as we completed reading the Pentateuch and turned immediately to the beginning chapters [...]

             The Center for Jewish Life 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 [...]

             Out of the darkness there was a voice: “Let there be light.” And there was light. By Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Light from darkness... It’s what we’ve been working so hard at [...]

             The Gift of Starting Over By Rabbi Sari Laufer “I know that story!” It’s a refrain I hear often, usually on Friday mornings when I am with our EC students. [...]

             By Cantor Emma Lutz After our meaningful weeks of praying together as a community during the Days of Awe, our tradition springs us immediately into the holiday of Sukkot. This [...]