As we approach this national election week, I am reminded of the wisdom in the Talmud, which teaches, "Pray for the welfare of the...

Join us as we honor some of our member volunteers! As we approach the culmination of the High Holiday season, we find ourselves at the...

The tense and angst-ridden holidays of Rosh Hashanah are behind us. We move immediately into the joyous holiday of Sukkot. Tonight, we...

One of the most iconic piyyutim or liturgical poems on the High Holidays is the Unetaneh Tokef. It imagines God sitting before ledgers...

Saturday night, we will offer up our prayers of Selichot, prayers of penitence. This is the opening salvo in preparation for the High...

It’s not even Rosh Hashanah yet, but I feel compelled to write to you about Sukkot. To ensure we have enough time to properly prepare, we...

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks notes, “The Sermon on the Mount tells us to love our enemies. That is a supremely beautiful idea, but it is not...

As we enter the Hebrew month of Elul this coming Monday and Tuesday, our tradition calls us to reflect and prepare. Elul, the month...

This week, my sister is sending her youngest child off to college. Ironically, my niece will be attending the University of Maryland,...