People of the Book

Fri, August 17, 2012 From the Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island:  The Biblia Polyglotta in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin.  It was printed in...more

August 17, 2012

A Visit to the White House: Speaking Values to Power

Fri, July 20, 2012 Parashat Matot-Mase Our double Torah portion this week concludes the book of Numbers. The first of the two portions, Matot (Tribes),...more

July 12, 2012

Occupy…Yourself (July KOL)

Fri, June 29, 2012 Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, If you are alone on a journey, you should occupy yourself with Torah… If you have...more

June 29, 2012

From The Rabbi’s Desk: Annual Meeting Address June 3, 2012

Mon, June 4, 2012 As we conclude the theme of our year 5772 --  “Asking Jewish Questions: What’s yours?”, I go back to where I...more

June 4, 2012

Jewish Counting

Sat, May 12, 2012 Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Molly North On page A3 of yesterday’s Washington Post, there was a headline that made me feel...more

May 12, 2012

Change and Transition (May KOL)

Tue, May 8, 2012 Change and Transition In the Hebrew language, there are eleven different words for “change,” other than referring to small coins, and...more

May 8, 2012

A Few Thoughts as We Begin Vayikra (from our TBS weekly email 3/23/12)

Fri, March 23, 2012 On Tuesday, our scribe will come to repair our four Torahs, in an effort to keep them kosher and readable. As...more

March 23, 2012

March Madness! (March KOL)

March 2, 2012 March Madness! I have spent most of my life living in a household of college basketball fans.  For the men in our...more

March 2, 2012

New Shoes (Yom Kippur Yizkor/Neilah Sermon 5773…9/26)

Yom Kippur is one long day that starts with Kol Nidre at sundown and ends with the blowing of the shofar twenty-five hours later.  Traditionally,...more

February 28, 2012

Do Jews Believe in Angels

Fri, February 17, 2012 Adult Education Sermon for A Year of Asking Jewish Questions: What’s Yours? February 17, 2012  - Mishpatim, Exodus 23:20f. In this...more

February 17, 2012