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Words from seven years ago still relevant today.

L’Shanah Tovah – a good year to all.

Rosh ha-Shanah Evening
1 Tishrei 5779
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, New York

Torah opens with God speaking the world into being:

The Humble Birthplace of Jesus

When I visited Nazareth, I was struck by how ordinary it seemed compared to Jerusalem or Bethlehem. Today it is a bustling city in the Galilee, but in the time of Jesus, Nazareth was a small, rural…

By Rabbi Mikhail Salita

This year, the Torah portion Vayeilech coincides with Rosh Hashanah. At first glance, it may seem like a simple calendar overlap. But in Torah, there are no coincidences. Vayeilech, with its simple words “And Moses…

Dedicated to the complete return of all the hostages and the safety of our siblings, defending the State of Israel.

1. The Temptations of Forgetting

I would like to share with you a particular temptation I have experienced in the past year,…

More people in Israel have chosen to undergo conversions to Judaism through the Reform movement, and increasingly so after the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that conversions conducted by the Reform…

Like many Jewish mothers, Daniella Levine Cava may be expecting tensions over Israel at the Rosh Hashanah table. 

But for her, the personal truly is political: Levine Cava is the mayor of Miami-Dade County, and her son is…