Dear Friends, There is a discussion occurring this year amongst many Jews of whether we participate in a very special mitzvah of Chanukah.  It is taught that...

Dear Friends, David Gregory, a political analyst at CNN and who worked for twenty years at NBC was once asked a tough question by President Bush.  Now you se...

Dear Friends, Often when I watch cartoons with my girls, there is a character who has a special wand, staff, or necklace that has magical powers.  My girls a...

This week’s Torah portion instructs the Israelites in the building of the mishkan, or the Tabernacle. There are lists of details on how the tabernacle shoul...

Dear Friends, One of the things I love about Judaism is the strong focus on life and living. We are a people that always focuses on life. Just think about th...

This week I had the honor of affixing a mezuzah with members at their new home. As we recited the blessing and I watched them look for the exact place on the...

A few days ago my daughter, Maya, shared that she is afraid of the mean King in the Chanukah story. I asked her why and she said, “He was very mean to the Jew...

I was asked the other day for some easy ways to make Thanksgiving Jewish. In my mind, Thanksgiving is already very Jewish. Most of our prayers are full of gr...

The first prayer that I learned when I was a child was the Shema—the central creed and watchword of our faith. It is the first prayer that most Jewish childr...