The famous 19th century Rabbi, Yisroel Salanter, the father of the Mussar Movement1, said, "Too often religious people are concerned about their own bodies and other people's souls. In truth, we...

Over the past school year, Cantor Shammash and I have been blessed to have so many wonderful interactions with our early childhood students and faculty. For those of you whose children are past...

Over the past few months, our synagogue has been blessed with incredible learning opportunities. From deep text study and practical tools to enhance Jewish practice, to the music of our...

I look back on parts of my childhood and think to myself, "oy vey." There were moments, especially during my thirteenth year of life, when I was quite a terror. (No, you may not ask my Mom for...

Our movement, the one in which I grew up, has always used the phrase "tradition and change" as its guiding light. I love the fact that our branch of Judaism tries to uphold the wisdom of those...