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 Noach 5787
We did it! We survived the High Holy Days. There is such an enormous buildup to Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Weeks of
Shabbat B’reishit 5787
Before the world was created, there were names. In the opening chapter, God creates not through physical labor, but through speech saying, “Let
Shabbat Simchat Torah and Sh’mini Atzeret 5787
I like to say that the Torah ends on a cliffhanger. After generations of promises and forty years of wandering, the Israelites are
Shabbat Sukkot 5787
I bought myself a present this summer: a new grill. I was especially excited about one feature, the griddle. I had visions of
Shabbat Shuvah 5787; From Leslie Landman, Director of Philanthropy
Da lifnei mi atah omed — “Know before whom you stand.” I grew up with these words. They were mounted in Hebrew above the
Shabbat Rosh HaShanah 5786; From Jake Kane
“Know before whom you stand” I understand the traditional origin of this phrase to mean that when we pray, we should recognize the