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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Interfaith Dialogue
This past week I had the great fortune of participating in an interfaith dialogue with representatives from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. The event was co-sponsored by Aquinas Institute […]...
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B’ruchim Ha’baim, Welcome!
B’ruchim Ha’baim, welcome, to my new ask the rabbi blog. Here I hope to help raise interesting discussion about topics related to Judaism and Jewish Life. Please e-mail me, Rabbi […]...
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Passover Doldrums
Once the Passover seders go by and we get into the middle and ending days of the holiday my stomach yearns for bread products. All that matzah pizza, matzah brie, […]
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