Act Like A Kid Again With JFCS NextGen
Join JFCS NextGen at their Winter Party at the Big Thrill Factory. Unlimited bowling, laser tag, bumper cars, arcade games and more!
January 3, 2014
January 3, 2014
Good Lessons from Bad People
Jerks. Bad people. Annoying people. Mean people. We all inevitably will be faced with the challenge of having to deal with these characters at some point in our lives. Some […]
January 3, 2014
You’re Invited: Beth El Tu B’Shevat Dinner
A feast for the seasons at Beth El. Registration is closing, so get your tickets NOW!
December 27, 2013
How Did Moses Celebrate X-Mas?
What was Moses doing on Xmas? Probably watching the Thunder vs. the Knicks. That plus more words of wisdom this week from AISH’s Rabbi Fredman.
December 20, 2013
When the President Let Me Down
Imagine being promised by the president and the entire government that you would be fully backed on a vital mission for your country, then having everything go south.
December 17, 2013
December 11, 2013
Rabbis Latz and Allen Spend Chanukkah at the White House: Holy Moses!
Rabbi Latz of Shir Tikvah and Rabbi Allen of Beth Jacob were among many rabbis across the country who were invited to celebrate Chanukkah with the Obamas at the White House.
December 9, 2013
Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
We all have personal priorities, priorities in our romantic relationships, with our families and our friends. And, I would imagine, I am not the only one who sometimes has trouble staying the charted course of what I know my priorities need to be.
November 12, 2013
A Jewish Exploration of Halloween
In 2010, I gave a sermon about the complexities Jewish Americans face each year on October 31st. After my sermon, I was approached by two different congregants. The first applauded me for being the first rabbi to get up and say that the celebration of Halloween by Jews was wrong, though I said no such thing. The second hugged me because she had been battling this dilemma for quite some time and now was happy her rabbi had permitted her kids to go trick or treating. Again, I made no such claim. At that point, it was clear to me that Halloween is an issue for Jewish Americans. I realized the need for some deeper research into Halloween, its history, and how Judaism should approach this common secular practice.
October 23, 2013
Confidence in Conservative Judaism
This year I was lucky enough to attend and present at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Centennial Conference. It was truly an amazing experience and a Yasher Koach to all those who put it together. On the heels of the craziness (and some would say depression) of the Pew Research survey, I experienced a room full of over 1,200 participants excited to learn, over a hundred teenagers welcoming in the conference by singing with Jewish pride, and an authentic reflection of 100 years of the USCJ and the future of Conservative Judaism.