Complete Repentance
Complete Repentance During this season of the Jewish High Holidays, it is our responsibility to do tshuvah (repentance). Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur there are ten days called Aseret […]...
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Author: Rabbi Brad Horwitz
Do you 10Q?
Is there something (a person, a cause, an idea) that you want to investigate more fully? Have you had any particularly religious or spiritual experiences this past year? Is there […]
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Awake to the New Year- Rosh Hashanah Greetings
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated this year by Jews around the world September 9-10, 2010. One of the main special rituals associated with this major holiday is […]
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Shavuot and Acts of Lovingkindness
On Friday, May 36 the Jewish holiday of Shavuot will begin, the holiday where we celebrate the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai by God to Moses and the […]
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Passover Greetings
With the onset of the Spring season each year the Jewish community celebrates the holiday of Passover. Actually, one of the Hebrew names given by the rabbis for Passover is […]
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Purim Message
The Jewish holiday of Purim which occurs this year on February 27-28 recounts the story of the Jewish community in Persia a long time ago who faced persecution and destruction […]
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Hanukkah Message from Rabbi Brad
During the holiday of Hanukkah, beginning this year the evening of December 11, 2009 the Jewish community celebrates and commemorate two miracles that transpired long ago in Israel in the […]
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Living a Life of Justice and Kindness – Tzedek and Chesed
Justice, tzedek, and kindness, chesed, are two quintessential Jewish values that are front and center in this week¹s torah portion chayei sarah. At the beginning of the parashah Abraham embodies […]...
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Sukkot- The Season of Joy
The Hebrew word for joy is Simchah and Sukkot, more than any other Jewish holiday, is known in Jewish tradition as the holiday most associated with joy. It is called […]
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Recharge Your Spiritual Batteries this Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year: Shofars, Apples & Reflection As the end of the summer rolls around, and the fall season approaches, one community will celebrate an annual rite of spiritual […]
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