Dear Family of Friends, I have heard from many people that these past High Holiday services were a particularly beautiful experience for them, and I must say that they were deep and moving for me as well. It is written in the Talmud (Berachot 63b) that “Torah is only acquired in community,” and indeed, any successes Continue Reading »
Dear Family of friends, As the the long-anticipated High Holidays finally arrive, I’d like to share with you a parable attribute to the 19th century Hasidic rabbi Hayyim of Zans: A man had been wandering about in a forest for several days, not knowing which was the right way out. Suddenly he saw a man Continue Reading »
This year there is almost an entire month between Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah. This gives us time to prepare. Not just time to send our Shanah Tova cards, or plan our holiday menus, but to prepare ourselves spiritually.
This column was written for our July/August 2024 newsletter Dear family of friends, I am greatly honored and excited that your representatives have chosen me as your next rabbi here in Taunton. In the future, I intend to use this space to share a word of Torah, or a thought about upcoming holidays. Today I’d Continue Reading »
