Two months ago, before coronavirus and social distancing came into our lives, I attended the Bar Mitzvah of a student named Jacob. His family is a member of my congregation, Temple Israel in ...

I recently traveled to Poland with a group of students from our yeshiva. Our main goals were to help members of the Polish Jewish community prepare for Passover and to provide assistance to Ukrainian ...

At that moment, the hymn “Ma Tovu,” which we sing at the beginning of the Shacharit (morning) service, took on a much deeper meaning. I was standing with 45 members of my congregation and their ...