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Shabbat Shalom | October 17, 2025
Dear Friends, Earlier this week, we celebrated Simchat Torah and brought the High Holy Day season to a close. As we begin reading the Torah anew, I’ve been reflecting on one small, easily overlooked detail in the Garden of Eden story—what seems at first like a minor “communication [...]
Shabbat Shalom | October 10, 2025
Dear Friends, One of the great paradoxes of Sukkot is that it is called z’man simchateinu—the time of our joy—yet the central commandment of the festival is to leave the safety of our secure, comfortable homes and dwell in fragile, temporary huts open to the elements. The sukkah, with [...]
Shabbat Shalom | October 3, 2025
Dear Friends,My Kol Nidre sermon was the longest sermon of my career and this will be the shortest Shabbat message since I began sending a weekly message ten years ago...It was wonderful seeing you all as we welcome the new year. I wish each of you, all of us and [...]
Shabbat Shalom | September 26, 2025
Dear Friends, It was wonderful to see so many of you as we welcomed the New Year of 5768. I am deeply grateful to my clergy and Senior Staff colleagues, to our entire incredible staff and our amazing musicians who bring so much beauty to our worship services. [...]