Weekly Reflections

August 1, 2018

Dear Friends, This clever meme reminds us that, all too often, we experience very important warning signs a little too late. This is true with our health, our jobs, our

July 25, 2018

Dear Friends, Tu B’Av, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av, has long been associated with love and romance. The origins of this “Jewish Valentine’s Day” are found

July 18, 2018

Dear Melissa, This Sunday, Jews around the world will observe a solemn Jewish holiday called Tisha B’Av. According to our tradition, it was on the 9th of Av that both the

July 11, 2018

Dear Friends, L’Shalom-Steve

July 4, 2018

Dear Friends, Today is the Fourth of July, and tonight – as fireworks fill the skies and we stare into the heavens – our eyes focus on our unity as

June 27, 2018

Dear Friends, When Michael Green brought twenty members of his nationally acclaimed gospel choir to HCRJ for our Gospel Shabbat this year, their voices of praise and joy lifted our

June 20, 2018

Dear Friends, Sunday was Father’s Day, and I hope that everyone had a wonderful day celebrating fatherhood and the joys that come with it. I know I did. As a father,

June 13, 2018

Dear Friends, In the 8th century BCE, the Prophet Isaiah espoused the following words which remain a primary call for peace in the world today: Let us go up to the

June 6, 2018

Dear Friends, In our Torah portion this week, we are presented with two biblical characters who represent archetypes of moral courage. Joshua and Caleb are two spies among a company of

May 30, 2018

Dear Friends, Today, I had the unique and sacred responsibility of bringing a pair of newborn twin girls into the covenant of Israel. It was a truly joyous moment, but as

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