by Rabbi Shaps | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
As Jews, we find it hard to understand why we are consistently persecuted and vilified. After all, we represent a tiny percentage of the world’s population. Israel is a tiny country and doesn’t even have oil. Why does anyone even care about what we do or say? The end...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Sep 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you build a new house, you shall make a fence for your roof. (Devarim 22:8) This Mitzvah seems pretty straightforward. Flat roofs were common and people used their roofs in various ways. In such a case, it is an obligation to build a fence so that no one...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jul 8, 2021 | Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Uncategorized, Weekly Parsha
What are your priorities? It feels like there are a hundred things pulling us in different directions every day. Our boss, our parents, our friends, that guy arguing with us on Facebook… Where do we put our energy? How do we...
by Rabbi Shaps | Aug 28, 2020 | Parasha, Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Uncategorized
D’var Torah by Rabbi Zischa Shaps This morning we blew the Shofar heralding the new month of Elul representing thestart of the High Holiday season. The Shofar is a reminder that Rosh Hashanah the Dayof Judgment is coming and we should prepare ourselves. Parshat...
