Rockland Community Stands with Israel

  • This Thanksgiving we are dedicating our Giving Tuesday campaign to the Israel Trauma Coalition. Trauma can create such a lasting impact that it’s often passed down through generations. What can ...

  • Sometimes we have an opportunity to demonstrate our love and solidarity and we maybe think - someone else will show up. There will be lots of people there. I don’t have to go. We tell ourselves t...

  • There is a passage in the 24th chapter of Mishlei, or Proverbs, that reads “Do not rejoice at the discomfiture of your enemies, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the LORD see ...

  • You probably think from the title that this message will focus on the debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris that took place earlier this week. I’m sorry to disappoint yo...

  • A couple of days ago, I was standing on a podium, addressing a group of about fifty people, talking about the current situation in Israel. I spoke of the very immediate feelings of shock and dismay...

  • Our tradition advises that these days between the 17th of Tammuz and the ninth of Av - especially the first nine days of Av - are described as ‘Bein Hametzarim’ or ‘In or between dire straits...

  • 300

    As most of you will have noted, yesterday marked 300 days of captivity for the hostages taken on 10/7. 300 days of darkness, privation, abuse and worse. So much has transpired in those 300 days, an...