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Sep 28, 2026, 9:37 PM

This Is Judaism: Isaiah for This Moment – Yom Kippur 5787

My father used to tell me a story. I think it was about his first congregation in Riverhead, Long Island, though I’m not completely sure anymore. Towards the beginning of his tenure there, he gave a sermon about the Vietnam...

Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 AM

Two little-known bookend prayers I really need now

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While I'm staving off the anger, apathy, and impulsiveness of my incurable disease, I turn to God twice each day and ask for help that I believe would help anyone

Adam S. Ferziger

Sep 25, 2026, 1:38 PM

Life is a fragile booth: The ‘falling sukkah’ redemption

Sukkah roofs. (Wikimedia Commons)

Even when the walls shake, in times of personal and national crisis, internal division, and real exposure, we seek comfort in the sukkah's 'shade of faith'

Sep 25, 2026, 12:21 AM

Yizkor with Rabbi Khalil and Cantor Lander

I used to live on 7th Avenue in Park Slope. I loved how close it was to Prospect Park. The main entrance was just around the corner at Grand Army Plaza. That’s where I started my morning runs and...

Gabriella Jacobs

Sep 20, 2026, 9:17 AM

A slightly less selfish Yom Kippur wish list

I have a confession to make before Yom Kippur: I am often pretty self-centered in my davening. For as long as I can remember, the majority of my Yamim Noraim prayers have been devoted to my own little collection of...

Eliezer Avraham

Sep 20, 2026, 8:47 AM

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls

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An exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet resolve that emerged in the aftermath When the World Became Unrecognizable There are moments in Jewish history when the ground beneath us gives way, when the moral order collapses in an instant....

Andy Blumenthal

Sep 20, 2026, 4:48 AM

He Prayed Perfectly—And Missed Everything

This morning, on Shabbat Shuvah—the Shabbat of Return—our rabbi gave a beautiful sermon about teshuvah. He spoke about repentance not as punishment, but as coming home: the open door that stands before each of us in the days between...

Binyamin Krauss

Sep 18, 2026, 12:19 AM

My school will pray outside Gracie Mansion on Friday

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, January 12, 2026, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)

Mamdani likely won't be there, but the kids will learn about their civic responsibilities, their privileges, and how Jews who feel unsafe gather and pray, aloud

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Sep 17, 2026, 8:53 PM

The Kotel is a Place for Jewish Prayer

We can stand together without praying together

Robert Lichtman

Sep 17, 2026, 4:40 AM

I Can Be Swayed

These are the Days of Awe, yes. But deep within our Machzor are moments when joy and optimism break through our anxieties. I feel fortunate to be in a minyan that recognizes those moments and celebrates them as each...

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