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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November 9, 2016
5:57 pm

Simple Gifts

Although the morning blessings are now recited in synagogue, originally each was tied to a morning activity. The blessing “who opens the eyes of the blind” was said when......

November 2, 2016
2:21 pm

The Book Or The Sword?

When God exiles humanity from the Garden of Eden at the beginning of the Bible, God stations a spinning sword at the mouth of the garden. That sword prevents......

October 27, 2016
2:23 pm

To Reach Across Divides

In the seven days of Creation, the second is distinguished by not being called “good.” Why is that? According to one commentator, it is because on the second day God......

October 20, 2016
2:49 pm

Kindness To Animals

O ur treatment of animals is increasingly part of the public conscience. So let’s remember why, according to the Rabbis, Moses was chosen for leadership. In the Midrash we are......

October 13, 2016
1:11 pm

The Power Of Forgiveness

Why is it so hard to forgive? We have each committed sins, we all need to be forgiven, yet for many who have been hurt, it is a great......

October 6, 2016
4:11 pm

The Night’s Magic

Yom Kippur is a full day, but its spirit is captured by the night. Although the Kol Nidrei prayer begins before the sun has set, when we walk out of......

September 28, 2016
3:02 pm

New Morning

On Rosh HaShanah we celebrate the creation of the world, and 10 days later, on Yom Kippur, we recite Yizkor, a prayer of memory for those we have lost.......

September 21, 2016
4:43 pm

Marketplace Ethics

The Torah teaches in rapid succession that if you see someone’s sheep or ox astray, you should return it. If you see someone trying to raise their fallen ox,......

September 21, 2016
3:15 pm

A High Holiday Manifesto For Millennials

Young Americans increasingly identify themselves as spiritual but not religious. Traditional institutions and structures do not appeal to them. What do the High Holidays have to say to those......

September 14, 2016
3:08 am

Peak Experiences

During the Limmud South Africa conference, I had a chance to go on a two-day safari. The experience of seeing rhinos and elephants and lions and zebras outside of......

September 7, 2016
12:59 pm

Similar, But Different

A lot depends on our similarities. Unless we worked the same way, all designs would fail, medicine would be ineffective and human society would become impossible. Yet we also affirm......

August 31, 2016
3:56 am

Similar, But Different

A lot depends on our similarities. Unless we worked the same way, all designs would fail, medicine would be ineffective and human society would become impossible. Yet we also affirm......

August 24, 2016
3:45 am

In Praise Of Gruffness

We are all in favor of kindness, unity and accord. But let us pause for a moment to praise gruffness, disunity and argument. Mordecai Kaplan put it this way: “Who......

August 17, 2016
2:04 am

A Judaism Of Joy

Growing up in my parents’ home, there was only one thing that was permitted to be thrown inside the house — challah. Each Friday night after the blessing on the......

August 10, 2016
2:05 am

The Morning After

On Tisha b’Av, we are reminded of the destruction of the Temple and other tragedies in Jewish history. Ritual is both an aid to memory and an insistence that......

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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.

Simple Gifts

Although the morning blessings are now recited in synagogue, originally each was tied to a morning activity. The blessing “who opens the eyes of the blind” was said when......

The Book Or The Sword?

When God exiles humanity from the Garden of Eden at the beginning of the Bible, God stations a spinning sword at the mouth of the garden. That sword prevents......

To Reach Across Divides

In the seven days of Creation, the second is distinguished by not being called “good.” Why is that? According to one commentator, it is because on the second day God......

Kindness To Animals

O ur treatment of animals is increasingly part of the public conscience. So let’s remember why, according to the Rabbis, Moses was chosen for leadership. In the Midrash we are......

The Power Of Forgiveness

Why is it so hard to forgive? We have each committed sins, we all need to be forgiven, yet for many who have been hurt, it is a great......

The Night’s Magic

Yom Kippur is a full day, but its spirit is captured by the night. Although the Kol Nidrei prayer begins before the sun has set, when we walk out of......

New Morning

On Rosh HaShanah we celebrate the creation of the world, and 10 days later, on Yom Kippur, we recite Yizkor, a prayer of memory for those we have lost.......

Marketplace Ethics

The Torah teaches in rapid succession that if you see someone’s sheep or ox astray, you should return it. If you see someone trying to raise their fallen ox,......

A High Holiday Manifesto For Millennials

Young Americans increasingly identify themselves as spiritual but not religious. Traditional institutions and structures do not appeal to them. What do the High Holidays have to say to those......

Peak Experiences

During the Limmud South Africa conference, I had a chance to go on a two-day safari. The experience of seeing rhinos and elephants and lions and zebras outside of......

Similar, But Different

A lot depends on our similarities. Unless we worked the same way, all designs would fail, medicine would be ineffective and human society would become impossible. Yet we also affirm......

Similar, But Different

A lot depends on our similarities. Unless we worked the same way, all designs would fail, medicine would be ineffective and human society would become impossible. Yet we also affirm......

In Praise Of Gruffness

We are all in favor of kindness, unity and accord. But let us pause for a moment to praise gruffness, disunity and argument. Mordecai Kaplan put it this way: “Who......

A Judaism Of Joy

Growing up in my parents’ home, there was only one thing that was permitted to be thrown inside the house — challah. Each Friday night after the blessing on the......

The Morning After

On Tisha b’Av, we are reminded of the destruction of the Temple and other tragedies in Jewish history. Ritual is both an aid to memory and an insistence that......

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