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Oct 15, 2024, 12:35 AM

We’re Living in Miraculous Times

No Jew Left Behind It’s the best of times; it’s the worst of times. Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech before a half-empty hall at the United Nations. Whilst Israel’s brave and courageous actions have earned the...

Frederick L. Klein

Oct 2, 2024, 8:08 AM

Rosh Hashanah 5785: Destroying the Evil Decrees

“May it be your will, our God and the God of our ancestors, that our evil sentence be torn asunder, and may our merits be proclaimed before you.” -recitation said upon eating gourds on Rosh Hashanah While most Jews know about...

Oct 1, 2024, 4:01 PM

A Year We Will Never Forget

For most of my life, I have approached the ימים נוראים with weary anticipation and dread. Earnestly taking stock of my life, marking the conclusion of another annual cycle, and creating a vision for the year to come is...

Sep 30, 2024, 9:38 PM

This week, there’s so much to think about. We’re grappling with the ongoing war in the North, the hostage crisis, and the plight of the families and wounded soldiers. There are fears of potential counter-attacks, and all of this...

Sep 29, 2024, 7:04 PM

The Last Shabbat of the Year 5784

These words of Torah should be in memory of my dear Cousin Feigi Farkash who sadly passed away last week. Her memory should be for a blessing. I saw a friend of Shabbat Afternoon walking and he has asked me...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Sep 29, 2024, 6:48 AM

Empty Nothingness (Part 1 of 2)

The Aleinu L’Shabeach prayer — which is recited multiple times daily and in the Amidah on Rosh Hashanah — declares the universal dominion of Hashem’s sovereignty and His special relationship with the Jewish People. That prayer contrasts the Jews who worship the “King...

Sep 28, 2024, 3:58 AM

One. Last Mitzvah

A Scribe completes on of the final letters of the Torah (Photo: tovfla/iStock)

As this year comes to an end, it will be remembered as a year marked by tragedy, courage, and resilience. The images of the atrocities of October 7th and the hostages still being savagely held in Gaza, alongside the bravery...

Sep 27, 2024, 7:19 PM

Praying For God’s ‘Needs’ On Rosh Hashana

“The more that the Godly soul is revealed in a person, behold he thinks less on his own needs and his benefit, and it is relevant to him more and more the Godly intention in every thing.” - Introduction...

William Hamilton

Sep 27, 2024, 6:44 PM

Keeping The Plot

A story from a member of our community this week. She’d gone to the dentist. A new hygienist, Ziva, was very friendly. When our member complimented her beautiful jewelry, Ziva said it was from Lebanon where her family lives....

Sep 27, 2024, 5:40 PM

Leadership: Consensus or Command? (Nitzavim-Vayelech)

The great transition is about to take place. Moses’ career as a leader is coming to an end, and Joshua’s leadership is about to begin. Moses blesses his successor. Then God does. Listen carefully to what they say, and...

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