Rabbi's Drasha
The Real Danger of Deposing Biden: Chukas 5784
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...
Up Close and Personal with a Forgery: Nasso 5784
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...
Welcome to the Club Called the Jewish People: BaMidbar 5784
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...
All Eyes Are OnAll Eyes Are On You: Kirschbaum Bar Mitzvah Behar 5784
Mazal Tov Yitzy! You did such a spectacular job leining this morning. You have shared a beautiful Dvar Torah! Mazal Tov to my dear friends, Rabbi Yaakov and Yonit Kirschbaum. We are honored to be sharing this special day with you. A special welcome and Mazal Tov as...
Savat Rachel from Ofakim & Proactive Unity / Acharei Mot 5784
Each year the State of Israel honors people to light torches on behalf of the nation on Yom HaAtzmaut. The Torch-lighting ceremony (Hebrew: טקס†הדלקת המשואות†) is the official ceremony that marks the closure of the Yom Hazikaron commemorations and the opening of the...
Drasha Mikketz 5781
The Dr. Jill Biden Controversy and Something More Important Than Titles Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D was the title of a very controversial article published by the WSJ in which the author, Joseph Epstein recommended that Jill Biden drop...
Drasha Vayeitze 5781
Thanksgiving, Guestbooks and Everyday Opportunities I remember one time as a kid growing up my parents were selling a used car in our driveway. And they were asking a or a few thousand dollars and a Hispanic man with a friend, knocked on the door and offered like...
Drasha Vayeishev 5781
Your Life Is Not A Statistic If I were to ask you what is the most important mitzvah in the Torah- what would you say? Idolatry… Torah Study… Tzedakkah… VaAhvata Lereacha KKamocha- Love your neighbor like you love yourself. Great answer! No one less than Hillel the...
Drasha Vayishlach 5781
Pfizer, Moderna, & The Inevitability of a Vaccine Baruch HaShem in the past few weeks, as the major drug companies, Pfizer, Moderna submitted for emergency approval from the FDA, it seems like we should begin to have one in very short order. What is beginning to...