Our weekly Shabbat Shalom Messages are written by our senior staff: Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Rabbi Rachel Heaps, Danny Glassman, and Matt Rissien. We hope you enjoy sharing in our love of Torah and Judaism through these messages.
Shabbat Mishpatim 5785
Ecclesiastes teaches us: L’chol z’man, v’eit l’chol chafetz tachat ha-shamayim, everything has its time, and there is a season for every experience under
Shabbat Yitro 5785
Beloved Friends, In this week’s Torah portion Yitro, we encounter a transformative moment between Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro. More than a lesson
Shabbat B’shalach 5785
I just returned from a weeklong retreat with the board of the National Association for Temple Administration (NATA). NATA takes me to some
Shabbat Bo 5785
I write this message coming off of the excitement of a 4-day educator’s conference that I just returned from, which took place in
Shabbat Va-eira 5785
This week's Torah portion, Va-eira, begins with God and Moses working on the plan to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. They
Shabbat Sh’mot 5785
This week, we begin the second book of the Torah: Exodus, or in Hebrew, Sh'mot. As much as the parashat itself is filled