Thursday, June 12, 2025

Rabbi’s Corner (Congregation Beth El, Edison, NJ): Beha’alotecha - The Heavy Burden of Authority

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Rabbi’s Corner: Beha’alotecha, 5785 - The Heavy Burden of Authority Leadership is tough. It may seem exciting and make a person feel impor...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

High Holidays 5784/2023

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Dear all, I wanted to share this year’s High Holiday sermons. Included below are YouTube videos of my sermons, which were delivered to Congr...
Friday, August 4, 2023

Teaching and Tutoring

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Hi again, everyone!  I wanted to check in and let you know about a new venture I am starting. I will be offering some courses on Judaism, as...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Saying Goodbye.

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Dear wonderful readers and followers of this blog, Take on Torah: After 13+ years and 675 blog posts, I have decided to stop writing Take on...
Friday, October 7, 2022

Yom Kippur, 5783/2022 - Main D'var Torah (Daytime)

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When I was 19 years old, I moved to the United States on my own. At the time, I mostly just felt super-excited about this new adventure, mov...

Yom Kippur Eve, 5783 - Kol Nidrei Sermon

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One of the things that greatly surprised me when I first started as the rabbi at Ohev Shalom, was learning how many people at the synagogue ...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Rosh Hashanah, 5783/2022 - Second Day Sermon

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The shofar reminds us of the ram in the thicket. Where are we ensnared? It shatters complacency. It wails with our grief, stutters with our ...