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A Fresh Chapter for the Scroll

May 28, 2026

In the past 75 years, since its first publication in 1951, the Scroll has undergone many transformations and reimaginings – the most recent of these being our move to a …

Freedom From Fear This Passover

March 26, 2026

The dominant theme of Passover is freedom. In the Haggadah, we celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people who had been enslaved in Egypt by pharaohs “who knew not Joseph.” …

Great Miracles Happen Here

December 9, 2025

Dreidel trivia: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most dreidels spinning simultaneously for at least 10 seconds is 820. The longest dreidel spin is one minute, 29.93 …

Gratitude for Freedom

November 6, 2025

Thank God. Thank God the hostages are home. If we had not gotten them back now, two weeks ago as of this writing, I certainly would have been here speaking …

Building Connection with Israel, Together

October 6, 2025

Some may think the above headline would apply to the physical rebuilding of battered communities across Israel – from kibbutzim near the southern edge of Gaza, to small towns bordering …

Rosh Hashanah Reflections on Israel and Torah

September 2, 2025

In our Jewish tradition, the month of Elul, preceding Rosh Hashanah, is a time for preparation for the High Holidays. We listen each day to the sound of the shofar, …

Zimriyah and Shlichut: A Joyous Combination

June 9, 2025

On Sunday, May 11, our congregation celebrated Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, with a love-filled and voices-lifted program featuring our Religious School students in grades K-5. Our shaliach, Yoel Gleizer, …

Vote for Your Vision of Israel

April 4, 2025

At the first World Zionist Congress in November 1897, Theodor Herzl proclaimed his vision for the reestablishment of the State of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people. Fifty …

Freedom to Vote

April 1, 2025

By Rabbi Deborah Megdal.  If you ask our youngest Religious School students “Why do we celebrate Passover?” they might start by singing the refrain: “frogs here, frogs there, frogs are …

Holding “Terror States” to Account: Seeking Justice in U.S. Courts

February 26, 2025

By Aryeh Portnoy.  The terror attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023 that resulted in the murder of roughly 1,200 people, the kidnapping of more than 250, and the destruction …