I hope that all of you had a meaningful fast and experience this Yom Kippur. I found myself more emotional and connected not only with the sensibility of the Ten days of Repentance this year and this Yom Kippur than last, but also with the words on the page than I have been in some time.
At…
As I was catching up with news yesterday, after an inspiring Rosh Hashana, my eye caught a compilation of messages from Rabbis and spiritual leaders across the Jewish spectrum, compiled by one of the keenest minds in Jewish publishing, Andrew Sillow-Caroll, Editor at Large for The Jewish Wee…
JCC Rockland hosted an inspiring evening celebrating the power of community, leadership, and generosity. The Wall of Giving reception was filled with meaningful moments - beginning with our beautiful Wall of Giving reception, where they honored 392 generous donors whose commitment helps sust…
Immediately after the victorious 1956 Sinai campaign, Prime Minister David Ben Gurion chose to warn against the emergence of Israel as Sparta, a warrior society emerging from the ruins of the Shoah. He warned:
“Israel has no purpose to be a new Sparta. Our power and ability will be reveal…
I stood yesterday morning at Haverstraw Bay Park at the Rockland County 9/11 memorial ceremony, as I have every year since my tenure here began. I looked around at the crowd, scanned the river, the trees, and what I could see of the parking lot.
The fact that there were over 30 uniformed la…
