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09/30/2024

Rosh Hashana/Haazinu 5785-2024

“Jewish Normal, Is Not Very Normal” (updated and revised from Haazinu-Rosh…

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04/20/2024

Passover 2024-5784

Urgent message: It’s hard to believe that after all these months since the…

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09/26/2023

Sukkot 5784-2023

“Worshiping G-d Wholeheartedly” (updated and revised from Sukkot……

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05/19/2023

Western Wall History

The Western (Wailing*) Wall is the most accessible holiest location in…

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01/16/2023

Va’eira 5783-2023

“The Exodus--A ‘Primitive’ Story with Revolutionary Implications” (updated…

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10/09/2022

Sukkot 5783-2022

Sukkot 5783-2022 “The Seven Protective Divine Clouds” (updated and revised…

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10/03/2022

Haazinu 5783-2022

“The Final Song” (updated and revised from Haazinu 1999-5759) by, Rabbi…

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05/05/2022

A Turn in History

While many people know that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday, a fair…

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04/11/2022

Passover I 5782-2022

“Chametz, Matzah and Faith in Redemption” (Updated and revised from…

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01/17/2022

Yitro 5782-2022

“'Proving' G-d’s Existence" (updated and revised from Yitro 5763-2003) by…

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12/31/2021

A Pleasant Song Composed

The liturgy of the synagogue has developed over the span of Jewish history.…

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05/07/2021

Western Wall History

The Western (Wailing*) Wall is the most accessible holiest location in…

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05/05/2021

A Turn in History

While many people know that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday, a fair…

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11/15/2020

Toledot 5781-2020

“The Ancient Origins and Practice of Anti-Semitism” (updated and revised…

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04/06/2020

Passover 5780-2020

“The Essential lessons of Chametz and Matzah” (Updated and Revised from…

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04/02/2019

The Children of the Children of Israel

April 2nd, the birthday of the famed Danish author of children’s books,…

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12/23/2018

Shemot 5779-2018

“Getting the Jews Out of Egypt-–Two Views” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In…

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12/17/2018

Vayechi 5779-2018

“Jacob Blesses His Grandchildren” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s…

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10/22/2018

Vayeira 5779-2018

“The Tension Between Human Love and Divine Will” by Rabbi Ephraim Z.…

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10/30/2017

Vayeira 5778-2017

“The Alliance with Abimelech” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week’s…

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08/11/2017

A Pleasant Song Composed

The liturgy of the synagogue has developed over the span of Jewish history.…

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08/07/2017

Eikev 5777-2017

“Stages of Religious Growth” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In parashat…

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02/10/2017

B’shalach 5777-2017

“Miriam Leads the Women in Song" This week’s parasha, parashat B’shalach,…

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02/03/2017

Bo 5777-2017

"And the People Bowed their Heads and Prostrated Themselves" by Rabbi…

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10/12/2016

Haazinu/Sukkot 5777-2016

“Sukkot: Enveloping Israel in G-d’s Loving-kindness” by Rabbi Ephraim Z.…

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06/20/2016

B’ha’a’lot’cha 5776-2016

“Moses Realizes that His Dreams Were Not Going to be Fulfilled" by Rabbi…

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05/06/2016

A Turn in History

While many people know that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday, a fair…

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03/28/2016

Shemini 5776-2016

“Good Intentions Gone Awry” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s…

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01/18/2016

B’shalach 5776-2016

“The Small ‘Stuff’ is not Always Small” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This…

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12/15/2015

Deep in the Caribbean

The thought of a Caribbean vacation readily arouses lovely fantasies as the…

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