Dear Friends: One of the challenges of Conservative Judaism is that the “cost of entry” is fairly high. By this I do not mean the...

Dear Friends: Please watch your emails later today for a decision on whether services tomorrow will be held in person at the shul with a...

Dear Friends: Did you watch the TV series Northern Exposure when it was on in the early 1990s? I did, and I enjoyed it, although one...

Dear Friends: Last night our Adult Education class looked at three Talmudic texts which I had selected because I believe they give some...

Dear Friends: While the Talmud is often considered to be a compendium of legal materials -- and it certainly serves that function -- it...

Dear Friends: In my message Wednesday morning I noted that while my father’s birthday is 7 days before mine according to the Gregorian...

A Note from the Rabbi Dear Friends: My father’s birthday was February 2 and mine is February 9. When it came time to schedule my Bar...

Dear Friends: Last night we had an interesting and well-attended discussion on trying to understand and define what Conservative Judaism...

Dear Friends: Some time in the early 1990s, when I was the Hillel Director at American University, I was invited to be the “Scholar In...

Dear Friends: A few quick notes on this Friday morning where more snow than anticipated has fallen and continue to fall as I write this....

Dear Friends: When I began my rabbinical studies, I had a good background in Hebrew (from having spent a college year in Israel) and in...

Dear Friends: Last night we had a very interesting discussion on the topic of “Conservative Judaism and Intermarriage: Where We Have Been...

Dear Friends: As I am writing this on Wednesday morning, we are looking at a strong possibility of a severe winter storm this weekend....

A Note from the Rabbi Dear Friends: Please note that on Sunday evening Dec. 31 minyan will be held at 5:30 pm. If you are not traveling...

Dear Friends: I regret that I was not able to join you on Sunday night for the comedy performance or help out with schlepping for the...

Dear Friends: A few months ago when the first publicity stills came out from “Maestro”, the new movie about Leonard Bernstein which stars...

Dear Friends: In recent months there has been a lot of controversy over whether “anti-Zionism” is always antisemitic. At some point I...

Dear Friends: I wanted to call your attention this morning to an article which recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal by Prof. Ron...

Dear Friends: I have been intrigued by the luncheon that Joseph threw for his brothers in this week’s Parasha for over thirty years. Some...

Dear Friends: Yesterday morning, the man who the New York Jewish Week described in 2013 as “everybody’s favorite rabbi” passed away...