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Samuel SternThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
After last week’s service, I got a comment: “You normally seem so calm on the bimah, but last week you seemed pissed off!” I understand that...
October 7th was supposed to be a day of great rejoicing for Jewish people around the world. It was the holiday of Simchat Torah, the last holiday in...
All Jews are responsible for one another, the Talmud teaches us. After all, we are one people. It has never been true that every Jew practiced Judaism...
Delivered in Topeka, Kansas, at Temple Beth Sholom, the closest synagogue to the geographic center of the United States, on Erev Rosh Hashanah 5784: ...