“Throughout most of history, Jews were considered outsiders in whichever land they resided,” explains Rabbi Dalia Samansky on July 4th as she takes us on a historical journey. By the time we arrived in America,…

“This week feels like we are playing emotional whack-a-mole,” says Rabbi Samantha Natov, as current events move faster than we can process. But this week’s Torah portion challenges us not to reject our anger, anxiety…

As we celebrate Pride month, Rabbi Dalia Samansky urges us to live authentically: “While there are people who judge us or even wish us harm for who we inherently are — whether it’s because of…

Jews have often wondered how the Holocaust was even possible. “October 7 is how it happens. A nuclear-armed Iran is how it happens,” said Rabbi Ammi Hirsch, commenting on Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iranian nuclear…

In the aftermath of the murders in Washington, D.C., and the firebombing of peaceful, mostly elderly Jews in Boulder, Colorado, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch asks: “How do we stay strong?” Looking at the story of Samson…

Rabbi Ammi Hirsch honors the memory of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were gunned down in “the springtime of their lives” at a Jewish event outside a Jewish museum. “‘Free, free Palestine’ is not…

This past week, the U.N. humanitarian chief told the BBC an outrageous “blood libel against Israel,” said Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz. “Israel’s allies condemned her” and outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., “a brilliant couple…

After being encouraged by her daughter to use social media less frequently, Rabbi Rena Rifkin reflects on how all the major influences in her life have come “through emotional attachment, continual conversation and honest dialogue…”…

Our synagogue recently took part in a Midnight Run, delivering food, clothing, toiletries — “and equally importantly, smiles and dignity to our unhoused neighbors,” said Rabbi Dalia Samansky. “Judaism teaches that each of us is…

“With so much going on in the world, it’s strange that I am focused on one particular news story,” admits Rabbi Rena Rifkin — not one about New York, American politics, or even Israel, but…