Do the Right Thing
The Rambam, Maimonides, wrote a book of Jewish Law. He wrote other books of philosophy and many letters which addressed the soaring needs of his time. But, Mishneh Torah is a Book of Law. He begins the section on the laws of ‘Idolatry’ or Avodas Kochavim, with a brief...
Letting Go
These are my words at Kehillat Shivtei Yeshurun, Ramat Beit Shemesh this Rosh HaShanah. They are still pertinent today. The words that I’d like to share with you tonight actually took me about 50 years to prepare. Tonight, as we greet Rosh HaShanah into our lives, I’d...
A Brand New World; Where do I Fit In?
"היום הרת עולם היום יעמיד במשפט כל יצורי עולמים" "Today is the birth day of the world; today all creations are judged." The world was created on Rosh HaShanah and according to our sages it is recreated every year on Rosh HaShanah. It's a new world, complex and...