Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Judgement and compassion
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – Judgement. It is a powerful word, a fearsome word. The Hebrew word “Din” represents a particular aspect of Hashem…
Holiday Columns
Rabbi Guy Tal: Yizkor – past, present and future
by Rabbi Guy Tal (AJNews) – According to the sages, there are ten ‘Commandments of Memory’ in the Torah, of things we must remember: The…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Open the door to possibilities
by Rabbi Russell Jayne (AJNews) – There is a Jewish parable about a righteous man who went on a journey and failed to lock the…
Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: Tablets restored
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – During the Hebrew month of Elul, a time of profound introspection and self-betterment, we find ourselves preparing for…
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: it’s time to do Teshuvah
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – We normally think of Rosh Hashanah as the beginning of the year. After all, isn’t that what Rosh Hashanah means?…