October 23 English translations of the Hebrew Torah are, by definition, limited in what they can convey. This is true ...

The events of October 7th cut to the very core of our Jewish souls. We witnessed a horror that words ...

A meditation on Simchat TorahCBI - Boca - 2026 Rabbis, like families, all experience a kind of emotional whiplash. So ...

September 18, 2026Congregation B'nai Israel: Boca Raton There is a Hassidic story about a Jew who kept a tavern in ...

Second Day Rosh Hashanna Congregation B’nai Israel - Boca 2026 In my first year of rabbinic school, I found myself ...

Whenever I am back in Toronto visiting my parents' grave, there are places that continue to draw me in no ...

How many of us remember where we were 25 years ago today? Twenty-five years is long enough that some of ...

A Sermon for Parashat Ki TavoAugust 28, 2026 Imagine a farmer in ancient Israel. He has walked days to Jerusalem, ...

This week's parasha, Ki Teitzei, is famous for its sheer variety. In the span of a few chapters we move ...

There are verses from the Torah that almost everyone seems to know.  ‘In the beginning God created…’ - ‘Let my ...