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Joseph recognized by his brothers, by Léon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois, 1863 oil on canvas, at the Musée Municipal Frédéric Blandin, Nevers

VaYigash: Was It All A Foregone Conclusion?

December 9, 2021 Rabbi Richard Address 0

Rabbi Address writes about Vayigash, the great story in which Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. [Read more…]

The Rest is Commentary

December 5, 2021 Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D. 0

Rabbi Edmund Weiss, Ph.D., discusses the so-called “Golden Rule.” [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning 12/3/2021: Lisa Skinner, author of “Truth,Lies and Alzheimer’s; Its Secret Faces”

December 3, 2021 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, the guest is Lisa Skinner, author of the book, Truth,Lies and Alzheimer’s; Its Secret Faces. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it’s estimated [Read more…]

Detail on synagogue in Rome - A menorah and the Ten Commandments atop the synagogue in the Jewish ghetto in Rome, Italy (S. Cazon photo/Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license)

Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17): Where Does Your Faith Begin?

December 2, 2021 Rabbi Richard Address 0

I keep making the mistake of watching the news and reading several newspapers a day. It has become a challenge to keep one’s faith in humanity and sanity. It has become harder to have faith. [Read more…]

Steven Sondheim Theater, New York (Ajay Suresh Photo/Flickr.com, CCC 2.0 License)

“Every day a little death”: Stephen Sondheim, z”l (1930-2021)

November 28, 2021 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, remembers composer Stephen Sondheim, who died last week. [Read more…]

Eighth Night Menorah (Scazon Photo/Flickr.com, under Creative Commons License)

A Channukah Thought: A Great Miracle Happens…..

November 28, 2021 Rabbi Richard Address 2

A Great Miracle Happens….. What will those candles of the Channukiah mean to you as you light them this year? Will they be a formality? Will they symbolize material things? Will they allow us [Read more…]

Seekers of Meaning 11/26/2021: Rabbi W. Jack Romberg, author of “Doorway to Heroism”

November 26, 2021 Webmaster 0

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi W. Jack Romberg discusses his book, A Doorway to Heroism: A decorated German-Jewish Soldier who became an American Hero, an account [Read more…]

Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23): Perchance to Dream?

November 24, 2021 Rabbi Richard Address 1

Back in the day, one of my favorite groups was the Everly Brothers. I remember the album that featured one of my favorite songs “Dream, Dream Dream”. The lyric “all I have to do is [Read more…]