
The Secret of Life
On Shabbat morning, June 4, 2011, I addressed my remarks to the Confirmation students. That morning marked their graduation from Grade 10 at Holy Blossom Temple.
I hope everyone will forgive me if I concentrate on our Confirmation students…

What Happened at Sinai?
I delivered the following as a talk on Erev Shavuot two years ago. Each of the Holy Blossom rabbis spoke about our personal beliefs, focusing on Revelation. My remarks start with my going to rabbinical school, moving on to how I came to belief,…

Dr. Naim Dallal: A Witness to History Who Still Sings God’s Song
On June 1 and 2 of 1941, a farhud broke out against the Jews of Baghdad. Meaning pogrom or “violent dispossession,” a farhud puts life and property in peril, as laws go by the wayside. The rampaging and beatings resulted in the deaths…