Rabbi Reflections

  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...

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...

What a gift God has given us! The gift of Renewal. Not only He has given us the breath of life to enjoy and live,...

Enjoyment of the beauties of nature, . . . flower-decorated meadows, majestic mountains, flowing rivers — all these are essential to the spiritual development of even the...

By Rabbi Dovid S. Asher Keneseth Beth Israel When Moshe goes to Pharaoh to speak truth to power on behalf of the Jewish people, it was...

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,...

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...

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...