After the Israeli Elections

Three days ago, Israel voted. Speaking personally, I found the results of that national election both hopeful and discouraging. What was quite heartening was that in a very short period of time, Israel’s newest political party, Cahol v’Lavan (Blue and White—the colors of the Israeli flag) became a force to be reckoned with.

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, April 6, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, April 6, 2019 D’var from Saturday, April 6, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, April 5, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, April 5, 2019 D’var from Friday, April 5, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

Antisemitism, Again

On March 8th in this column, an article appeared entitled, The Question of Anti-Semitisms. It was spurred by the hue and cry against some comments made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar that many people found to be antisemitic.

A Night of the Mind, A Night of the Soul

There’s always so much going on in our community. Some people have even told me it's too much. But behind all those different programs is a lot of human passion and a deep desire to connect with our congregational family in many different ways.

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, March 22, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, March 22, 2019 D’var from Friday, March 22, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

Getting Out and Getting In

As many of you know, our congregation takes security needs very seriously. We have had a pretty well-thought out plan that we revisited each year. We have applied for a grant from the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) for several years running. Our two schools also regularly schedule drills. We were ahead of the curve by many measures.