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The carnage of Saturday, October 27, at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, was the most fatal assault on a Jewish institution in United States history. And the deep irony is that the Pittsburgh synagogue – where 11 lost their lives, thousands lost relatives and friends, and maybe America …
Dear TBE Members and Friends: News has traveled quickly about Saturday’s horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During a morning brit milah (ritual circumcision) ceremony welcoming a new baby into the Jewish covenant, a man armed with an assault weapon stormed the synagogue screaming, “All Jews must …
By Rabbi Shohama Good Yuntif, everyone. It’s so good to see you. And seeing – you, me, God, and how we live, is our spiritual theme this year, and what I’m going to talk about. But first, a little background. In December of 1986, shortly after I was ordained as …
By Rabbi David Here’s a radical idea that I wish weren’t radical: if you consistently feel nothing in the Jewish community, it’s …
By Rabbi David It’s just a few weeks until Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish season of teshuvah (repentance, repair, return) is upon us. …
By Rabbi David If art and beauty are in the eye of the beholder, then what about spirituality and especially communal spirituality? …
Dear Members and Friends of Temple Beth El: “For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven” …
Rabbi David often asks me “and where is God in all of this?” So when asked to write about the trip, I …
By Rabbi David (cross-posted from The Jewish Studio) I just returned from two weeks in Israel, in the days preceding the 70th …
By Rabbi David Evan Markus Gmar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed in the Book of Life for joy, creativity, belonging and …
