Envisioning Home
Some of the best stories from our tradition involve a question presented on one level that is answered on a completely different and surprising level.
Torah Study
Take a Tour of the Torah!
Torah usually refers to the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Running through these stories is the unique lens through which the Jewish people would come to view their world and their God.
Our Beginnings, in Haiku
in the beginning
Oneness breathed us into life
we are unity
The More Torah, The More Life
When I became rabbi of Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls, NJ, I quickly discovered that some people in our community thought we were a church. Mail was addressed to “Monmouth Reformed Temple,” and letters were addressed “Dear Pastor.”
Creation, Chaos, and Children
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. God said: “Let there be light.” And there was light.