Archive for July 2025

Parashat Mattot-Maseh 2025Rabbi Cy Stanway – Shir Shalom – Gainesville Florida Mattot: Let them Eat Brioche is not a NegotiationJuly 25 – GainesvilleRabbi Cy Stanway You all know the expression; two Jews, three opinions.  It usually elicits a chuckle because we know its true. Jews seem to occupy something of a Twilight Zone in their…

Rabbi Cy StanwayShir Shalom – GainesvilleJuly 11, 2025 There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing our plans for the future or, as John Lennon once said, ‘Life is what happens while you are making other plans.’  It might be more accurate to say, rather, that what makes God really laugh…

No More Hiding… GAINESVILLE – JULY 4 2025 When I was at camp many years ago, one of the standard exercises we used to do was the now familiar ‘are you a Jewish American or an American Jew’? Disregarding the fact that I was Canadian, it was an interesting exercise. Of course, to this day,…