Oops I did it again…
Sometimes when we sin we tell ourselves “I am never going to do this again” It might take a few weeks, days or for some, hours! But here we are doing the same thing again and berating ourselves for being…
Who’s Judging?
Just over a hundred years ago an Italian salesman was sent to far islands to assess the market there for shoes. He scouted around for a few days and then headed for the telegraph office to contact company headquarters. He…
Rosh Hashana Insights
A few years ago I saw a beautiful analogy by R’ Sheller of New York. He tells the story of one he stood in front of the large desk with his heart pounding. Essentially there was nothing to say. A…
Life Happens
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” — John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy” Moshe’s days are ending and, as his passionate words to his beloved people reach their crescendo, he implores us to “Choose Life, so…
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF RABBI – ROSH HASHANAH 5777
“בראש השנה יכתבון וביום צום כיפור יחתמון” – ‘On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed and on Yom Kippur it is sealed’ As we recited these moving words in the Unetaneh Tokef prayer last year, we could hardly have anticipated the devastation that…
Rosh Hashana insights
A Jewish mother is walking with her small son along the shore, enjoying the sounds and smells of the ocean. Suddenly, without warning, a huge wave comes in and washes the boy out to sea. The woman screams, but no…
A time for change
Once a man came to his Rabbi and asked him an important question; “ How many Rabbis does it take to change a light bulb?” The Rabbis reply was swift, “We don’t change anything!” Interestingly the word for “year” in…
Message from Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Rosh Hashanah is the most primal of our holy days. It takes us back, year after year, to the world’s first day and speaks to us of the essence of our existence. On this day, the Creator takes account of…