by Rabbi Shaps | Sep 3, 2021 | Nitzavim, Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Rosh Hashana, Weekly Parsha
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ― Yogi Berra It is the last Shabbos of the year and Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. Where are we in comparison to a year ago and where do we want to be next year at...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Aug 19, 2021 | Ki Tetze, Parasha, Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
The War in Afghanistan seems to be in it’s final stretch nearly 20 years after it began. As many of its results were overturned so quickly, politicians and strategists debate each tactic that was used and discuss alternatives that never saw the light of...
by Rabbi Shaps | Aug 13, 2021 | Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Weekly Parsha
Have you looked in a mirror lately? What do you see? Have you noticed that in a mirror image your right hand seems to be on your left side, and vice-versa? How true is our perspective and are we sure that we are seeing things correctly? In this week’s Torah reading we...
by Rabbi Altonaga | Jul 30, 2021 | Eikev, Rabbi Michael Altonaga, Weekly Parsha
I started talking to people again recently. I suppose I never stopped talking to people digitally, and there were a few people I spoke to in person during all the lock-downs, but multiple in person conversations a day is really novel to me right now. As...
by Rabbi Shaps | Jul 29, 2021 | Rabbi Zischa Shaps, Va'eschanan, Weekly Parsha
You would think that if everyone followed the laws of the Torah, Hashem would be pleased and all would be good. Yet, the Talmud in Bava Metzia 30b teaches that Rabbi Yochanan said “Jerusalem was destroyed because people judged based on Torah Law”. The Gemara...
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...
