How to celebrate Purim Katan
By Rabbi Scott Nagel
The Sophia and Nathan Gumenick Senior Rabbi,
Congregation Beth Ahabah
It is the month of February in the Gregorian calendar, and you...
Reading the Haggadah with New Eyes Each Year
By Rabbi Ahuva Zaches
Congregation Or Ami
On the 15th of April, many of us will be sitting around Seder tables and recounting one of the...
Rabbi Reflections: UVA Hillel rededicated to mission, core values
This last year was a challenging one, to say the least. For an organization whose core strategy is predicated on building strong relationships and...
Remember Jewish Americans who served gallantly in the Armed Forces
By Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman
Congregation Brith Achim
This Veterans Day let us remember those Jewish Americans who gallantly served and defended our country.
Jewish men and women...
Passover 2021 – Rabbi Reflections Congregation Or Ami
Passover and the One Year COVID-19 Pandemic Anniversary
Rabbi Ahuva Zaches
Earlier this week, a teacher was checking in with her young students before beginning their...
When was your last Spiritual?
By Rabbi Yossel Kranz
Chabad of Virginia
I recently had my annual physical. Aside from the masks, it was the usual checkup—height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol,...
Happy Sylvester! Happy 2022!
By Rabbi Hal Schevitz
How do you say “New Year’s” in Hebrew? What do you think Israelis call it?
We celebrate this day on our civil...
On Drug Legalization
By Rabbi Patrick Beaulier, Kehillah
I have family members and friends who have struggled with addiction. I have had the honor of sitting with people...
MOMENTS IN JEWISH TIME IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL
Editor’s Note: The following are a small selection of MOMENTS IN JEWISH TIME IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL By Rabbi Shlomo Pereira, Director of...
Rabbi Reflections: Embracing individual destiny
By Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman
Congregation Brith Achim
On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the birth of American independence. As Americans we are blessed with the freedom...
