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Besides being a shul rabbi, I am a high school rebbe. This year I am fortunate to teach a medical ethics course to a select group of twelfth...
I remember as a child reading about the stories Avraham Avinu, how he revolutionized the idea of monotheism, how he challenged the superpower of the...
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Rav Yisrael Meir Lau once described the first murder in human history in the following manner. The Torah tells us that, “vayomer Kayin el Hevel...
There are many unique aspects of the mitzvot of Sukkot, but one that has always piqued my interest is the concept of “mitztaer patur min...
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It’s so nice to be able to prepare for a beautiful Young Israel of Oceanside Yamim Noraim davening without having to worry about seating people in a...
I have spent the last few weeks engaged in much reflection. My father just passed away two weeks ago, and as I told many people who paid a shiva ...
The stunning and swift collapse of the Afghan government and the seemingly reckless exit of the US military from Afghanistan have raised serious...
The combination of the well-publicized story that Israel’s first Olympic gymnastics champion, Artem Dolgopyat, is not halachically Jewish and thus...
The Olympics is a time to get excited for our home country, a time when we cheer for the athletes from our home country to win medals. As an...
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A lot has been written about the Netflix show, “My Unorthodox Life,” which debuted on Netflix last week. At the outset, I will point out that I...
The classic Jewish joke goes like this. What happens when a boy becomes bar mitzvah? He realizes that he has a better chance of owning a...
Last Friday night, I had the privilege of meeting with religious Zionist journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir as part of an RZA Rabbinic mission. After her...
Often we find ourselves torn between choosing a mitzvah bein adam lamakom and a mitzvah bein adam la’chavero. Are we sometimes stringent to...
One of the new types of learning that I started during the COVID pandemic was to teach short tefilla nuggets about different parts of tefillah. I...
One of the challenges of a growing community is the challenge of cliques. When a community is smaller, everyone is invited to every social event and...
Rav Kook was an extremist… of sorts. But we so desperately need Rav Kook today. Why do I say that he was an extremist? Some of his positions...
Although far from certain, it seems that a coalition has been formed among a diverse group of Israeli political parties by a razor thin margin. ...
At the Shabbat table a few weeks ago, my family and I were discussing whether all of the politicians who were critical of Israel in the latest...
One of the questions that we often hear is why can’t the Rabbis create a loophole in order to allow something that is viewed as a pressing need in...
I think it’s safe to say that many of us are wondering, “What’s next?” After the devastating year that we all have experienced during the...
In Kohelet we read that there is an “et livkot v’et lis’chok.” There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. “Et sefod v’et rekod.” ...
I had two wonderful “virtual conversations” hosted by our shul in the past few weeks with two talented individuals about two completely unrelated...
The Orthodox Union recently launched a new $100,000 challenge grant designed to support congregations that create innovative programs and services to...
This past Monday evening, my 18-year old daughter Leora made a siyum on Masechet Shekalim along with thousands of other Jews around the world. In...
It is very difficult for some of us to fully embrace the day of Yom Hashoah from a theological perspective. Is this tragedy that we commemorate on...
I often wondered why we recite Yizkor at the end of Pesach. Originally, the custom of reciting Yizkor was limited to Yom Kippur. The Sifri comments...
I know what some of you are thinking. Oh no, another three-day Yom Tov. But let me tell you why I think you should get excited. There is a very...
Many of us are following the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Cuomo and we are proffering opinions about...
I often am asked if someone must continue to observe a particular stringency even if it may not be meaningful to him or her. I think that there are...
Recently with the change in the lay leadership of the National Council of Young Israel, a discussion emerged as to why no women were on the new lay...
Perhaps the most pivotal moment in the Megillah is the fateful conversation between Esther and Mordechai when the latter tells the former to go to the...
I very much enjoyed my conversation this past week with Professor Avi Helfand, Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Faculty and Research at Pepperdine...
Last week when Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from House committees for her hate speech, I read different types of posts on social media. Some...
Last week, I went away for a few days with my family to Lake Placid. We rented a nice house which had many good reviews on Airbnb. As we were at...
The holiday of Tu BiShvat is an interesting holiday in that it is not recorded in the Torah and the Mishna simply refers to it as the New Year for...
I would like to take this opportunity to share the vision of our shul because of the following two stories. First, at a shul town hall meeting, I...
I’ve been thinking about a few things over the past few days that I’d like to share with you. The first is about President Trump. Who has not...
This past week, our shul hosted a very important zoom conversation on the topic of race and racism and the orthodox community. I had the pleasure of...
There has been a lot of discussion about whether to recite a prayer or a bracha when we receive the COVID vaccine and if so what type of prayer...
Over the past few weeks, my shul administration and I have conducted focus group meetings with some of our members. The purpose of these meetings is...
Many Americans are calling for national healing as many of us are feeling that the nation is too divided and too polarized. Too much focus on the...
I recently read an article by Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, entitled, “How America’s Idealism Drained its Jews of their Resilience.” The message of...
Last week, in a five to four decision, the United States Supreme Court granted requests from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and two Orthodox...
As Thanksgiving approaches, many Americans are experiencing the dilemma that we Jews experienced this past Pesach, Rosh Hashana and Sukkot. And...
This past week, I had the pleasure of having an online conversation with Dr. Natan Sachs, the Director of the Brookings Institution’s Center for...
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