My son loves wrestling. He loves it so much that he has corrupted my 11-year-old grandson to the extent that they watch together. How appropriate for this week’s portion. In contrast to our portion’s [Read more…]
Rabbi/Chaplain Laurie Kurs, BCC, focuses on the Hamas/Israel War and what Jewish law teaches about the sanctity of life. [Read more…]
On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi David Levin discusses his recent visit to Israel with a delegation from the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis. [Read more…]
Contributing writer Len Berman offers a poetic interpretation of the story of Rachel from this week’s Torah portion. [Read more…]
Rabbi Phil Cohen writes about an unexpected encounter with Elijah Hanavi in Tel Aviv. [Read more…]
Chaplain Cindy Tanz discusses a theology of loss in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel. [Read more…]
Rabbi Sarah Bassin, director of clergy and congregations for HIAS, discusses the organization’s long history of helping refugees and immigrants. [Read more…]
This is the portion starring Isaac. He becomes the transitional figure in the Patriarchal narrative. We meet the famous stories of the birthright and Isaac’s blessing of Jacob over Esau and the age old [Read more…]
Let me get right to the point. This is a challenging, frightening and even fearful moment for our Jewish community. This war has signaled a cosmic shift in attitudes, and relationships. Something has changed, [Read more…]
JSA contributor Sandy Taradash wonders why the whole Jewish community isn’t on the same page about the October 7 Hamas massacres. [Read more…]
Copyright © Rabbi Richard Address. All rights reserved. Site designed and maintained by The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC
