From the Rabbi

On May 31, the media announced the passing of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm. Rabbi Lamm was the iconic president of Yeshiva University, beginning in 1976, [...]

All of us are guilty of romanticizing our past to various degrees. On the surface, it may seem silly to do so. Why should we [...]

“Yesterday at 5 in the afternoon, we went with Mom to the grocery store, and on the way we saw that our kindergarten was closed. [...]

In his book, Who Moved my Cheese, Spencer Johnson, MD, describes four different ways to deal with an unexpected change in life. He introduces four [...]

Shalom members and friends, It’s the beginning of spring. In the midst of everything shutting down, the daffodils have just risen from their death to [...]

As I was preparing for my annual journey to the Holy Land, it was apparent that Stanley was starting his journey to heaven. It was [...]

On a recent Shabbat, we began again to read the Book of Exodus, the story  of a minority — a small sector of society — [...]

Recently, I was privileged to be invited to the 11th annual Congressional bipartisan Hanukkah celebration at the Library of Congress. I met our Congressman, Lee [...]

A few days ago, I went to see the Yiddish version of “Fiddler on the Roof,” now playing off-Broadway at Stage 42. Last year, I [...]

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” said Alexander Hamilton. Every year that we stand before God to give an accounting for [...]

Reflecting on my seven years at Tifereth Israel, it has been a dance. The shul family has been with each other in sorrow and in [...]

We tend to attribute the fatherhood of modern capitalism to Adam Smith, who wrote The Wealth of Nations originally as a mere guidebook. In essence, [...]