by Avi Goldstein | Jul 27, 2024 | Drasha
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...
by Avi Goldstein | Jul 20, 2024 | Drasha
“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...
by Avi Goldstein | Jul 13, 2024 | Drasha
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...
by Avi Goldstein | Jun 14, 2024 | Drasha
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...
by Avi Goldstein | Jun 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mazal Tov Dahlia! We are so happy to be celebrating your Bas Mitzvah together. You have grown to be such and outstanding young woman, a real Bas Yisrael. Mazal Tov to my dear friends Rabbi Jon & Leah Savage! You mean so much to so many as evidenced by the many...