It almost reads like a riddle:  Q: If you fast once Yom Kippur begins, and the candlelighting at the dinner before Kol Nidre brings in the start of the Holy […]

   Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: […]

No matter your position about the U.S. response to Syria’s atrocities, we share empathy for the devastation human beings are facing.  In these Days of Awe, when we try to […]

Some inspiration for National Recovery Month: For anyone who would find strength in Jewish insights for a path of recovery, Rabbi Kerry Olitzky’s book Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery: A […]

You can picture the daily scene:  A father yells in anger as his daughter comes home in the middle of the night, after hours of drinking.  The entire household touched […]

by Emma Fiebach In June of 2012, the day I graduated from Drexel University, I received the most prophetic gift from our Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Alan D. Fuchs and his […]

by Robert Fiebach I was at home at our house at the shore going through some accumulated mail – most of which appeared to be junk mail – when a […]

A poem by Marge Piercy: The Head of the Year The moon is dark tonight, a new moon for a new year.  It is hollow and hungers to be full. […]

Do you have loose ends to tie up?  We all messed up this year.  This is the time to say “I forgive you.”  A grudge serves no one. Lighten your […]

Do you have loose ends to tie up?  We all messed up this year.  This is the time to say “I’m sorry.”  Not a blanket email or facebook apology to […]