…wisdom. Rabbi Tarfon said, “You are not obligated to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it altogether.”[2] We can reduce this concept into one word,…
…has been known for building and sustaining deep-rooted personal connections to members of the communities he has served, especially mentoring young leaders of the community. He also earned recognition through…
…Orthodox prayer community that has been meeting periodically at Fairmount Temple. He shared these teachings at Shabbat Morning worship on December 2, 2017. We encourage you to share comments below…
…now. [1] A 2019 study found that americans pick up their phones an average of 96 times a day, meaning once every 10 minutes https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/orangetown/lifestyle/research-reveals-how-many-times-americans-check-their-smart-phones-each-day/817270/#:~:text=A%202019%20survey%20by%20global,meaning%20once%20every%2010%20minutes. [2] https://www.statista.com/outlook/dmo/digital-advertising/social-media-advertising/worldwide [3] https://452d9613-43ee-4840-9785-4455a0302e5b.usrfiles.com/ugd/452d96_a014c79b61e840fda12fd880a859adbb.pdf…
…Vladimir Lapin’s installation, April 9, 2021. Shabbat Shalom. Thank you for welcoming me this evening. We are mid- story right now – a story we tell and retell each week…
…to come. Or Zarua Latzadik, it is taught, light was sown for the righteous in the world to come. Yet although traditional thought suggests that the “world to come” is…
…the Ten commandments, “society needs rules and standards to regulate commerce and other interactions, it needs limits to restrict baser human instincts, and it needs a system to adjudicate disputes.”…
…city, community, county, state, nation and world, we are commanded here to come together, to share concerns, to open our hearts, and make this Passover one that is gadol (great)…
…What a tremendous path of reconciliation would then be opened! (https://mfa.gov.il/Jubilee-years/Pages/1947-UN-General-Assembly-Resolution-181-The-international-community-says-Yes-to-the-establishment-of-the-State-of-Israel.aspx) For Jews, Resolution 181 was a breakthrough. We’d been told for decades, even going back to the First Zionist…
…we tap our chest for Al Chet, even when the sin is not one we may have actually committed, is because the whole community is responsible when transgressions exist within…
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