Rabbi’s Blog
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Read moreParshat Shoftim – HOV Lanes
September 2, 2022
Dear Friends, A month ago, Brittney Bottone was rushing to pick up her son, and encountered traffic on the highway. Since she was 34 months pregnant, she decided, seeing as […]
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Read moreParshat Eikev – Lottery payout, lump-sum or installments?
August 19, 2022
A little over two weeks ago, the winning ticket for the second largest lottery in history was sold in Des Plaines, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The winner still hasn’t […]
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Read moreParshat Vaetchanan / Shabbat Nachamu – Facing Adversity
August 12, 2022
Dear Friends, This Shabbat is referred to as “Shabbat Nachamu” based on the opening words of the Haftarah we read, “Nachamu nachamu ami” (Isaiah 40:1), words of comfort for the Jewish nation. […]
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Read moreShabbat Chazan/Devarim – Tisha B’Av that falls on Shabbat Primer
August 4, 2022
Dear Friends; Tisha b’Av is a day of national mourning and repentance, on which we recall the destruction of the first and second Temples. Many tragic events have happened on […]
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Read moreParshat Pinchas – Self Control
July 22, 2022
Dear Friends, When relating to struggles, today’s society often downplays the concept of self-control with myriad explanations for why people act or think the way they do. That is not […]
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Read moreParshat Balak – Divine Context
July 15, 2022
Dear Friends, This week NASA released the first breathtaking images from the James Webb space telescope, revealing the most extensive and intensive view of the universe to date. In a […]