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...

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 back...

I spent the first part of this week attending the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly gathering in Washington, D.C. This annual event brought together 2000 Jewish communal professionals and lay leaders, from throughout North America and Israel. The...

Over the last couple days (and weeks, and months), the messages I've received from dear friends and loved ones in the United States sound something like, "Well, at least you've already moved to Canada." This theme echoes our persistent Jewish response, honed across...

This Shabbat, we join Jewish communities around the world in beginning our Torah story again, as we read Bereishit, the story of creation, the origin story for all humankind. It is a fitting and symbolic Shabbat that has been designated as the yahrzeit commemoration...

What better way to launch our Year of Jewish Joy than with the most joyous Jewish holiday of them all, Sukkot, known in our prayerbook as literally z'man simchateinu, the time of our joy?! On Yom Kippur morning, I kicked off our Year of Jewish Joy by introducing its 3...