Finding a Finkelstein: The Art...
Isadore Finkelstein z”l taught me how to pray. I was a youth. He was ancient and timeless. My very best Shabbat mornings in synagogue...
read moreIsadore Finkelstein z”l taught me how to pray. I was a youth. He was ancient and timeless. My very best Shabbat mornings in synagogue...
read moreAuthor’s Note: This essay is dedicated to the memory of Angela Gold, z”l, whose neshama and harmonies blessed everyone she met. I...
read moreFor two weeks before Shabbat Chanukah, four black boards with a question at the top and multi-colored chalk in the chalk trays were...
read moreAs wildfires burned in California, hundreds of missiles rained down on Israel from Gaza. Fire on the ground and fire from the air,...
read moreAt Neilah, the closing service at the end of Yom Kippur, we imagine ourselves standing at the gates of heaven, urgently pleading for...
read moreContemporary liturgy is a response to the call of the siddur and the call of our hearts. The siddur carries the weight of history,...
read moreTake a moment to be fully grateful for just one thing in your life. That little pause may be enough to change your outlook and your...
read moreThe morning after the Las Vegas Massacre, several identical posts appeared on Facebook, many from rabbis, declaring that ‘Prayer is...
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