Parenting By Parsha: Vayeilech
This week’s Torah portion is short and sweet — just one chapter of the book of Deuteronomy — which suits me just fine. Who has time to be reading long […]
September 10, 2021
September 1, 2021
Challenges & Changes Await Clergy, Congregants For High Holidays
Last year, clergy and congregants alike hoped that last year’s High Holiday services over Zoom or being live-streamed was going to be a one-off, and come 2021, we’d all be […]
August 19, 2021
July 23, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: VaEtchanan
A few weeks ago, my cousins came to visit us from Boston. It was a joyous day — we hadn’t seen one another for ages due to COVID-19 regulations. We […]
July 2, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Pinchas
In two weeks, my older sister will basically be my neighbor. Okay, that’s not exactly true — Jersey City is not next door to Brooklyn. Nevertheless, it’s a heck of […]
June 18, 2021
June 17, 2021
After 15 Months, Synagogues Starting To Reopen
This past Saturday wasn’t just a normal Shabbat morning service at Beth Jacob Congregation — it was the first time the senior rabbi had the opportunity to lead services to […]
April 23, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
My toddler knows how to say the word “no” now. To be completely fair, he also knows a lot of other words. Actually, this week he said his first full […]
April 16, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Tazria Metzora
Welcome to a world of disease. This week’s double Torah portion features dozens of verses detailing skin maladies — ingrown hairs, oozing pustules, discoloration, and a whole lot more. Every […]
April 9, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Shemini
Shemini, or ‘eighth,’ is not a portion about Crazy Eights. It does start by telling us what should happen on the eighth day (unusual for the Bible, wherein so many […]