Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek Magazine and one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post, David Wolpe is the Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California.

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July 6, 2016
1:33 am

The Hear And Now

In the Talmud we are told that Rav Eliezer ben Hyrcanos never taught anything that he had not heard from his teacher. Then, in Avoth D’Rabbi Nathan, we are......

July 6, 2016
1:33 am

The Hear And Now

In the Talmud we are told that Rav Eliezer ben Hyrcanos never taught anything that he had not heard from his teacher. Then, in Avoth D’Rabbi Nathan, we are......

June 29, 2016
12:38 pm

Hold Your Tongue

The most frequently cited sins in Jewish tradition are sins of speech. Some are direct, such as gossiping or slander. Others are indirect, such as embarrassing someone in public,......

June 22, 2016
2:27 am

The Loser Now Will Be Later To Win

The great chess master Savielly Tartakower used to say that the winner of a game was the one who had made the next to last mistake. Note he did......

June 15, 2016
12:16 pm

Into The Wild

The three major chagim, holidays, of the Jewish year — Pesach, Sukkot and Shavuot — all commemorate deeds that took place in the wilderness. They have agricultural significance as......

June 8, 2016
12:17 pm

Tending Our Garden, Together

When I was a child we lived next door to a very evil woman. At least, that’s what my brothers and I believed. We knew she was evil because......

June 1, 2016
12:33 pm

Fake It Till You Make It

The mind does not obey itself. My arm will rise if I “tell” it to, but I cannot want what I think I should want. Shelves of self-help books......

May 25, 2016
12:21 pm

Divine Purpose

In the Jewish tradition a desecration of God’s name is called a “chilul Hashem.” R. Chaim of Volozhin teaches that “chilul” comes from the word “hallal,” meaning empty or......

May 18, 2016
1:19 pm

The Low-Tech Child

One of childhood’s great pleasures is to populate the world with imagination. It does not require elaborate equipment to engage a child. As the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi said,......

May 11, 2016
12:59 pm

Mourning Light

After the death of Aaron’s sons, God instructs Aaron on various rituals, including the atonement ritual on behalf of the people. There are three important lessons about grief in......

May 4, 2016
1:53 pm

Good Humor

Humor is the balancing pole of the tightrope of life, and Jews have always used humor to remain upright. So, for example, the Talmud teaches that if a fledgling......

April 27, 2016
12:59 pm

Looking As Moses Did

So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When the LORD saw that he turned aside to......

April 20, 2016
12:54 pm

Pour Out Your Wrath

After drinking the third cup of wine at the seder, we open the door for Elijah and speak harsh words, asking God to pour out wrath on those who......

April 13, 2016
12:34 pm

All In One Meal

You can find almost every important Jewish value in one ceremony, the Passover seder: 1. The story: The story of our people — biblical, rabbinic and beyond — retold through......

April 6, 2016
12:59 pm

Gained In Translation

Ours is the age of translation. There are more Jewish texts available in English than in any language at any time in history. Not only are Hebrew and Aramaic......

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Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek Magazine and one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post, David Wolpe is the Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California.

The Hear And Now

In the Talmud we are told that Rav Eliezer ben Hyrcanos never taught anything that he had not heard from his teacher. Then, in Avoth D’Rabbi Nathan, we are......

The Hear And Now

In the Talmud we are told that Rav Eliezer ben Hyrcanos never taught anything that he had not heard from his teacher. Then, in Avoth D’Rabbi Nathan, we are......

Hold Your Tongue

The most frequently cited sins in Jewish tradition are sins of speech. Some are direct, such as gossiping or slander. Others are indirect, such as embarrassing someone in public,......

The Loser Now Will Be Later To Win

The great chess master Savielly Tartakower used to say that the winner of a game was the one who had made the next to last mistake. Note he did......

Into The Wild

The three major chagim, holidays, of the Jewish year — Pesach, Sukkot and Shavuot — all commemorate deeds that took place in the wilderness. They have agricultural significance as......

Tending Our Garden, Together

When I was a child we lived next door to a very evil woman. At least, that’s what my brothers and I believed. We knew she was evil because......

Fake It Till You Make It

The mind does not obey itself. My arm will rise if I “tell” it to, but I cannot want what I think I should want. Shelves of self-help books......

Divine Purpose

In the Jewish tradition a desecration of God’s name is called a “chilul Hashem.” R. Chaim of Volozhin teaches that “chilul” comes from the word “hallal,” meaning empty or......

The Low-Tech Child

One of childhood’s great pleasures is to populate the world with imagination. It does not require elaborate equipment to engage a child. As the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi said,......

Mourning Light

After the death of Aaron’s sons, God instructs Aaron on various rituals, including the atonement ritual on behalf of the people. There are three important lessons about grief in......

Good Humor

Humor is the balancing pole of the tightrope of life, and Jews have always used humor to remain upright. So, for example, the Talmud teaches that if a fledgling......

Looking As Moses Did

So Moses said, ‘I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.’ When the LORD saw that he turned aside to......

Pour Out Your Wrath

After drinking the third cup of wine at the seder, we open the door for Elijah and speak harsh words, asking God to pour out wrath on those who......

All In One Meal

You can find almost every important Jewish value in one ceremony, the Passover seder: 1. The story: The story of our people — biblical, rabbinic and beyond — retold through......

Gained In Translation

Ours is the age of translation. There are more Jewish texts available in English than in any language at any time in history. Not only are Hebrew and Aramaic......

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