Rabbi's Drasha
A Kinna for October 7th/ Devarim/Chazon 5784
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...
When They Breached Our Walls: Mattos-Maase 5784
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...
Holy & Unholy Zeal: Lessons from Benjamin Netanyahu and Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm: Pinchas 5784
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 Boring”- Bernie Sanders Lesson From the Attempted Trump Assassination: Balak 5784
"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...
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...









