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 Vayigash 5786
In this week’s Torah portion, Vayigash, we approach the denouement of the whole Joseph narrative. After living in Egypt for many years and becoming the right hand to
Shabbat Mikeitz 5786
In Mikeitz this week, Joseph steps forward to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams. But before we picture swirling nighttime visions of cows and grain, I want
Shabbat Vayeishev 5786
I have to confess something a bit unusual. I have a bizarre love for flags. During the pandemic, I mounted a flagpole on the front column
Shabbat Vayishlach 5786
Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka nahmen! Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka nahmen! If you thought that was an excerpt from Vayishlach, you
Shabbat Vayeitzei 5786
Traveling for Thanksgiving always seems to be a harrowing ordeal. There’s not a long time to travel, and lots of people are doing
Shabbat Tol’dot 5786
This week’s Parashat Tol'dot is full of soap-opera level drama—siblings at odds, blessings traded, a family trying its best to move forward. But in the middle of