Our weekly Shabbat Shalom Messages are written by our senior staff: Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Rabbi Rachel Heaps, Cantor Susie Lewis Friedman, Dr. Anne Lidsky, and Danny Glassman. We hope you enjoy sharing in our love of Torah and Judaism through these messages.
Shabbat Vayishlach
Dear Friends, We live in a time of fear and anxiety. As Jews and members of the Jewish community, we are particularly attuned to
Shabbat Vayeitzei
Dear Friends, I received the following text from my brother this weekend. Hi Danny. I’m going to call you tomorrow. I had an amazing
Shabbat Toldot
Dear friends, When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man, who
Shabbat Chayei Sarah
Dear friends, In this week’s parsha we explore the life of our Matriarch, Sarah. In last week’s parsha, Vayera, we read that Abraham was “told” by God to
Shabbat Vayeira
Dear friends, Life is a series of choices. Most of the time when we are presented with choices, we are only allowed one option.
Shabbat Lech Lecha
Dear Friends, I distinctly remember when I was a first-year rabbinical student in Jerusalem and learned that the Bible story about Abraham smashing the