How long does it take for a Jew to write the first sin of 5776 in the Book of Life? Sometimes, only as long as it takes to get from davening to tashlikh. We are meant to take the whole ten Days of Awe to work our way toward a sense of forgiveness toward others and atonement forContinue reading “Shabbat Shuvah 5776”
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Seek Peace and Pursue It – Psalm 34.14
As a Rabbi and as a citizen of the United States, I support the agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran– The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. I encourage the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to endorse this agreement. The Obama administration has successfullyContinue reading “Seek Peace and Pursue It – Psalm 34.14”
Shabbat Ki Tavo: The Butterfly’s Wing
How has the human race come to this, that human beings cause the suffering and death of other human beings, even unto a three year old, photos of whose dead body are now all over the Internet? To take our parashat hashavua at face value, the evil way that human beings treat each other is explained very succinctly, inContinue reading “Shabbat Ki Tavo: The Butterfly’s Wing”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 