VaYera: Is Our Story Abraham’s? by Rabbi Richard Address, D.Min. Parashat Vayera offers us so many challenges, so many glimpses into issues that touch on so many of our experiences. The reading begins with the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger and the textual basis...
The second season of Ted Lasso, Apple TV’s award-winning TV show, finished last week, and I’m left with so many questions about what’s going to happen next season! If you haven’t been watching, Ted Lasso (played by Jason Sudeikis) is a mediocre college football coach...
Lech Lecha: The Journey of The Next Chapter by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin Temple Israel, West Palm Beach, FL Last year, I attended a retirement seminar. I asked the following question, “How do you know how much money you will need for retirement?” The presenter asked me:...
For a variety of reasons, I’ve been thinking very differently about this week’s Torah reading, Noach. In the past, I’ve focused on how Noah was ish tazdik tamim hayah b’dorotav, “a righteous and whole-hearted man in his generation.” Unfortunately, that isn’t saying...
I remember when I was turning 60 thinking that this was going to be a productive decade for me. I had a good feeling about it. I remembered that for my own mother, her 60s had been a decade overflowing with creative output. I hoped that I might be able to match her. I...
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