Archive for January 2026

Parahat Bo – Gainesville Do you remember the good old days when we actually had to sit through a movie to find out the ending? Nowadays, with time so precious, we may have a tendency to scroll to the end, see who survives, get an idea as to the end of the story and then…

Gainesville One phrase, that’s all it takes to completely change the trajectory of the life of the Jewish people. And what is that phrase?  “A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.” (Ex.1:8) And just like that, everything changes. The Israelites had been numerous ever since Joseph’s brothers and their households arrived…

Gainesville 2025 I want to share a little bit of my personal history with you today. When I was in High School, it was the height of the Cold War. Something inside me drove me to want to learn everything I could about what was then the Soviet Union. But, I didn’t know where or…