Newsletter Post – January 16, 2025

by | Jan 16, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

Earlier this week, I shared with a colleague that I have two tabs open in both my browser and my brain: the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, and the approaching hostage deal. As of writing, both Israel and Hamas have agreed to a hostage release and ceasefire...

Newsletter Post – January 9, 2025

by | Jan 8, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

When I was in high school, I had an amazing opportunity to spend a semester in Israel through a Reform movement program then called EIE – the Eisendrath International Exchange. (The program has since gone through a name change, among other changes – learn...

Newsletter Post – December 19, 2024

by | Dec 18, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

As we approach Hanukkah, which begins next week on Wednesday evening, coinciding with Christmas Day, I’ve been thinking about the miracles in our Hanukkah story. Tradition teaches that there were two miracles: first, the miracle of the military victory, the...

Newsletter Post – November 27, 2024

by | Nov 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

By now, you may have heard, either in the news or from Rabbi Goldman’s email, of the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan last weekend. Rabbi Kogan was a Chabad shaliach, emissary, serving the Jewish community in Dubai, and was murdered by terrorists. Whenever any Jew is...

Newsletter Post – November 20, 2024

by | Nov 27, 2024 | Rabbi's Corner

Originally posted November 20, 2024 It’s no accident that this week’s Torah portion, Chayei Sarah, opens with the death of our matriarch Sarah and segues quickly to the story of the next generation. Abraham ensures that Isaac marries, sending his servant Eliezer...