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RABBI'S BLOG
We are a community of families and individuals who draw strength from one another and from our tradition. No matter where you're coming from, there's a place for you here. Please join us. And feel free to read through some of my weekly blogs, which draw on our tradition and connect it to current day issues. Some of my past blogs are below.
20 Years - Chronicle Online/The WORD 03/20/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah March 20, 2025 15 Adar 5785 Parashat Vayakhel Shabbat Parah Twenty years ago on Shabbat Parah, I came...
Vote! - Chronicle Online/The WORD 03/13/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah March 13, 2025 15 Adar 5785 Parashat Ki Tisa Shushan Purim Over the past 15 months or so, many of us...
"I Have No Other Country" - Chronicle Online/The WORD 03/06/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah March 6, 2025 6 Adar 5785 Parashat Tetzaveh Shabbat Zachor I didn’t watch the Oscars this year and I...
No Words - Chronicle Online/The WORD 02/20/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 20, 2025 22 Shevat 5785 Parashat Mishpatim  Sometimes, there simply are no words. Shalom, RAF.
A 70 Year Snooze - Chronicle Online/The WORD 02/13/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 13, 2025 15 Shevat 5785 Parashat Yitro  Long before Rip Van Winkle or Sleeping Beauty, the...
One Step -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 02/06/25
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 6, 2025 10 Shevat 5785 Parashat B'shallach Shabbat Shirah It’s been a week since Gadi Mozes...
Good News & Bad News -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 01/30/25
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 30, 2025 1 Shevat 5785 Parashat Bo Just this morning in my Talmud class, we started the final...
Enough - Chronicle Online/The WORD 01/23/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 23, 2025 25 Tevet 5785 Parashat Vaera So, three hostages were released last weekend. Three...
MLK Day 2025 - Chronicle Online/The WORD 01/16/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 16, 2025 16 Tevet 5785 Shemot I am fortunate enough to have story time with two different...
California Fires -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 01/09/25
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 09, 2025 11 Tevet 5785 Vayechi After Jacob’s death, Joseph’s brothers were frightened. They...
The Day After - Chronicle Online/The WORD 01/02/2025
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 02, 2025 2 Tevet 5785 Vayigash As the last moments of Hanukkah tick away, I keep coming back...
I Am a Latke! -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 12/26/24
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah December 26, 2024 27 Kislev 5785 Happy Hanukkah! The famous Jewish song leader Debbie Friedman wrote...
8 Thoughts on Hanukkah - Chronicle Online/The WORD 12/19/2024
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah December 19, 2024 20 Kislev 5785 Vayeshev Here are 8 thoughts on Hanukkah.... 1. It’s all about...
A Kick in the Head -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 12/12/24
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah December 12, 2024 13 Kislev 5785 Vayishlach Although I’m an enthusiastic football fan, I have never...
Becoming Our Parents -- CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 12/05/24
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah November 27, 2024 04 Kislev 5785 Vayetzei It happens to all of us.  We look in the mirror or listen to...
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