Rabbi Reflections

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Hanukkah: Our individual flames contribute to illuminating our whole world

By Rabbi Michael Knopf There is something special about the first night of Hanukkah, when only one candle is lit. To some, the illumination of...

Passover 2021 – Rabbi Reflections Chabad Community Synagogue

Passover, the joyous Jewish festival of freedom, marks our ancestors’ liberation from Egyptian bondage and the birth of our nationhood and special relationship with...

Time for a Booster

By Rabbi Yossel Kranz Israel is currently administering a third COVID booster shot to millions of citizens over the age of 50, and to those...