Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Noach – Clever Animals
October 7, 2021
Dear Friends, For all the animal lovers out there, here’s one for you. On September 4, 1904, the New York Times reported about a horse that possessed unique intelligence. The […]
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Parshat Bereshit – To Eat or Not To Eat
October 1, 2021
Dear Friends, In this week’s Parsha, G-d placed Adam in Gan Eden and made everything accessible to him – with one exception: “Of every tree of the garden you may […]
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Parshat Ha’azinu / Sukkot – Passionate Dedication
September 17, 2021
Dear Friends, People are uniquely obsessed with their work. Spending more hours at the office and being “super busy” is for many a status symbol. However, complete dedication to one’s […]
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Parshat Vayelech / Shabbat Shuva – An Idealistic Realist
September 10, 2021
Dear Friends, One of the seminal moments in life we can never forget. Most people probably remember precisely where they were standing and what they were doing when they heard […]
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Parshat Nitzavim – Erev Rosh Hashana – Un’bee’lievable
September 3, 2021
Dear Friends, The widespread custom on both nights of Rosh Hashanah is to eat various kinds of foods as a symbolic good omen for the new year. Of all the […]
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Parshat Ki Tavo – Monkey Business
August 27, 2021
Dear Friends, COVID-19 has caused all sorts of shortages and surpluses in various industries, some of which make for fascinating stories. One such shortage was lab monkeys. There are certain […]