The Secret to a Happy Year

Jonah’s story tells us that when we avoid our task, prefer separation to connection, and spread discord throughout the world, there always comes a storm.
Rosh Hashana Reflections

This will provide a basis for their legacy, and yours, and how you do this in the coming year will make it to the list to the One who matters.
Yom Kippur: Ultimate Love, and the Danger of Religious Exhaustion

This awareness demands a new attitude, an ideological repentance. We must never view Judaism as an arrival
The War Continues

Many aren’t aware that the Arabs of the Middle East have always been at war with the Jews.
Plame Knew What She was Tweeting

Valerie Plame had to know what she was tweeting. Plame retweeted a virulently antisemitic article by a well-known bigot, which she characterized as “thoughtful.”
The Golden Age of Jewish-Christian Relations

Christian love demanded that they try and convert the Jews, but more often than not, Jews felt more wrath than grace.
Rosh Hashana is an Opportunity for Change

Rosh Hashana is not just the beginning of the Hebrew calendar; it is also a symbol of renewal. This is when we begin to scrutinize ourselves and determine how we want to improve ourselves.
Israel and the American Jewish Crisis

And the key to strengthening and supporting the community is to bypass its failed leadership and speak and interact directly with American Jews.
Rosh HaShana: An Open Letter to My Synagogue

At the age of 71, I can attest to having prayed in many synagogues, in Israel and around the world – Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Chasidic, ultra-Orthodox and Modern Orthodox.
Is Christian Zionism Part of the Redemption of Israel?

In the Jewish community, there are still many who are wary of Christian friendship and support.