Our weekly Shabbat Shalom Messages are written by our senior staff: Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Rabbi Rachel Heaps, Cantor Lianna Mendelson, Danny Glassman, and Matt Rissien. We hope you enjoy sharing in our love of Torah and Judaism through these messages.
Shabbat HaChodesh 5786
Over the last year, I have found something surprising about myself. I have discovered that it is harder and harder for me to focus without fiddling with something
Shabbat Parah 5786
Shabbat Shalom, This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, includes a reminder that might seem almost out of place in the middle of so much action. In the midst
Shabbat Zachor 5786
During an education class when I was in cantorial school, we studied Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. My professor described the many
Shabbat T’rumah 5786
Last week, I had the gift of stepping away from the day-to-day rhythms of Jeremiah life and into something that felt, in its own way,
Shabbat Shekalim 5786
Beloved Friends, Only one week after the dramatic moment at Sinai, the Torah shifts quickly in tone. After the thunder, fire, and revelation
Shabbat Yitro 5786
My daughter Eden is a self-proclaimed theater nerd, and she wears that title proudly. She loves musicals of all kinds and is constantly