Rabbi's Drasha

One of the most inspiring chats that I’m on is the Israel Good News Chat which shares only good news out of Israel during the war. As I was sitting on Tisha B’Av, contemplating the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash,  I recalled a post that I would like to share from...

Mi YIten Roshi Mayim…Would that my head were water and my eyes a fountain of flowing tears. That I would spend all my days and nights weeping for the slaughtered children and infants and elder of our congregation…for the young girls, a sweet children wrapped in their...

This meme really struck home for me when I saw as we were observing the fast day of the 17th of Tammuz, last week. The Meme begins by pointing out that 17 is a combination of 10 and 7- Oct 7th. And then it drives home the central reason why we fast on the 17th of...

In this week’s parsha the Torah’s paradigmatic story of religious zealotry is extolled. Pinchas, upon witnessing a horribly immoral act, an affront to Moshe and a desecration of G-d’s name kills the perpetrators. This weeks parsha opens with G-d rewarding Pinchas for...

"Politics should be kind of boring, you know?" Our healthcare system is dysfunctional. How do we fix it? Well, it's kind of a boring discussion, but we need a health care system that guarantees health care to all people.”  This was Bernie Sanders remarks on Meet The...

It is great to be back. It's so nice to see everyone. I appreciate everyone who filled in while I was away. With your permission, I would like to share an anecdote from our vacation. One of the hallmarks of the Goldstein family summers is loading up the family into...

Last week, I was asked by a local Christian school to present Judaism to their students. The school had a small class of middle school students who were taking a class on the topic of "Spiritual Quest in a World of Religious Freedom” and it wanted to highlight the...