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Yesterday we said goodbye to Amy Zeckhauser, may her memory always be for a blessing. Amy was a most impressive

This week we continue the story of Joseph in Torah and celebrate the lights of Chanukah in our homes fulfilling

This is one of the most pernicious lies: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt

In the wake of the Squirrel Hill massacre Bari Weiss, who became Bat Mitzvah at the Tree of Life Congregation

Deception can be rewarding, or so it seems according to the story at the end of this week’s Torah reading.

  We Jews are no strangers to tragedy. This week brought violence and hatred into the midst of Shabbat morning

Often, people claim that the major contribution of the Jews to the civilizations of the world is monotheism – the

Family dynamics and squabbles provide a recurrent theme in this week’s Torah reading. Abraham convinced Sarah to pose as his

  This week’s Haftarah from Isaiah reads: Thus said God, Adonai, Creator of the heavens, Who spreads out the expanse

  Today on Yom Kippur we stand in the pivot point of the year for Jewish people. Will we go