Dear Friends, I write this D’var Torah just before I begin 2 months of my 6-month sabbatical that the congregation so graciously affords me. Sabbaticals are an opportunity for spiritual Continue Reading »
What’s in a name? And what does it mean to change our names, or to acquire an additional name? As a rabbi, one of the really delightful conversations (or actually, Continue Reading »
This past week, we completed both our annual Torah reading cycle and our yearly journey through the High Holidays—culminating together in the joy of Simchat Torah. On this day, Jewish Continue Reading »