D’var Torah: Parashat Pekudei
Rabbi Michael Silbert
March 9, 2019 / ב׳ אדר-ב תשע״ט
Shabbat Shalom
In 2006, author Rich Cohen wrote “Sweet and Low: A Family Story” […]
D’var Torah: Parashat Emor
I’m not sure if “anecdote” is the right word, but I have two of them:
The first:
I read an article during the week on JewishBoston.com which spoke of […]
D’var Torah: Shabbat after Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem
Let me start off with an apology for the personal indulgence that is about to follow, because I am going to speak about myself this morning in order to introduce […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Vayeitzei
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Thanksgiving. If you’ve been awake over the past few days, you will you will know that Thanksgiving has actually come and gone and that it’s rather […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Chayei Sarah
My friend Peggy has the following custom license plate: “TILLCXX”
Who can tell us what it means?
It means “Till 120”, or, “May you live until 120”, which is a […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Ki Tavo
Rabbi Michael Silbert September 9, 2017
Rabbi Ḥanina said: I have learned much from my teachers and even more from my friends, but from my students I have learned […]
Farewell to Rabbi Smookler
At our June Friday Night Fresh, we celebrated Rabbi Smookler’s time with us. Congregation President Andrew Berger wrote a special tribute, based on the popular Broadway show “Hamilton”. #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 […]
Judaism is a Verb
Rabbi Rachel Smookler
Can you imagine…your very first experience of walking into an American home was piles of pillows, bedding, household items everywhere, mattresses lined up on their sides in […]
Why Join a Synagogue?
Rabbi Rachel Smookler
Now that we have successfully sold our beloved building on St. Paul Blvd and have been welcomed and embraced by the Temple Brith Kodesh community, it has […]
When Hillary Clinton was running for president and we saw the giant final Nun from Parshat Pinchas
Rabbi Rachel Smookler
In 2008, we were living in Japan. It was pretty amazing. Even all those miles away from home, to think that back in my home country, such […]