Three Lessons from a Painful Week
It’s been a week. On Monday, five of our precious brothers and sisters were murdered in cold blood while waiting at a bus stop in Jerusalem. On Tuesday, a video surfaced showing the horrific murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death unprovoked while sitting on a subway in Charlotte, while onlookers looked on, doing absolutely nothing. And on Wednesday, Conservative thought leader and pundit Charlie Kirk was savagely assassinated at an event at a university in Utah. It feels like we are entering a very, very dark time in America.
I am not a prophet, and I do not know why these things happen— but I want to share what is going through my own mind at these moments.
I recall my rabbis teaching me what Rabbi Joseph B Soleveitchik once said: The word in Hebrew for “why”, is lamah. We often ask “lamah” when terrible things happen. But Rabbi Soleveitchik observed the word lamah could also be read as “l’mah?” Which means, “For what?” We do not know why things happen. But we do ask ourselves in these moments, what can I do about this? What lesson can I personally learn?
In reflecting upon this miserable week, three actionable items popped into my head about what I personally can do about the tragedies of this week. Regarding the sadistic terror attack claiming the lives of our precious brothers and sisters in Jerusalem earlier this week, I am reminded that our enemies do not care about our differences. Neither should we. Now we need to love one another, no matter how different we think, no matter how we vote, and no matter how we practice our Judaism.
Regarding Iryna Zarutska, as she was tragically murdered, there were about half a dozen people who looked on, doing absolutely nothing. As if they could not be bothered to react, and be troubled to disrupt their busy lives to deal with a woman who had been fatally stabbed. We recall the passuk “al taamod al dam re’iacha.” Do not stand idly by when our brothers' blood is being shed. Whether we see someone being bullied, being spoken about through malicious lashon hara, or G-d forbid being physically attacked, we must accept upon ourselves the obligation to speak up and intervene.
And regarding Charlie Kirk– who spent his life debating ideas with people, whose life was snatched from him at age 31, leaving behind a young widow and two small children: What can I learn from this horrific episode? The Talmud teaches that when Rabbi Yochanan’s chavrusa (study partner) Reish Lakish died, Rabbi Yochanan became extremely depressed. The rabbis in the Yeshiva quickly found a replacement for Reish Lakish, appointing one of the up-and-coming brilliant young rabbis to become Rabbi Yochanan’s new chavrusa. However, this only made Rabbi Yochanan more depressed.
Rabbi Yochanan told his new chavrusa, “when I used to learn with Reish Lakish, he would pose 24 different challenges to everything I said– but you try to support everything I say with a proof!” Rabbi Yochanan could not handle his chavrusa parroting everything back to him, with more proofs to his ideas. He wanted– even needed– to be challenged. He wanted his ideas to be tested by other logical arguments so that he would truly arrive at the truth.
How far are we removed from this reality today? Today, people surround themselves in echo chambers, unwilling and unable to hear contrary ideas. When someone disagrees with us, we often become demonized. When someone votes differently from us, we can no longer be friends. When someone holds a different perspective about a controversial issue, rather than attacking the idea, we demonize the person. And when we do that, violence ensues.
I learned from Charlie Kirk’s assassination to personally hear out every idea people have. And though I might vehemently disagree with their nonsensical idea, it will never become personal.
We need to be able to dialogue with one another and maintain respect for each other, despite our strong disagreements.
May G-d have mercy upon all of us, and end all of our pain and suffering once and for all by bringing Moshiach, immediately, quickly in our day.
In this week’s parsha the Torah describes how one has the obligation to return lost objects. If you encounter something lost on the road, you are not permitted to ignore the object; you must try to return it to its rightful owner. The Torah also describes in this week’s parsha how we are not allowed to charge interest to our fellow Jews.
Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum notes that the Torah specifically emphasizes the word achicha– “your brother.” In describing the obligation to return lost objects to “your brother,” the Torah uses the word achica no less than five times. In describing the prohibition of charging interest to “your brother,” the word achicha is used twice.
Every word in the Torah is precise– why does the Torah specifically emphasize how these mitzvos apply to “your brother?” The Torah could have used other words, like re’echa– “your friend”-- What is the lesson the Torah is trying to convey?
Rabbi Berenbaum answers that when someone chances upon something of value on the road, he might think, “How fortunate I am that this object landed in my lap, as if a gift from Heaven– who says I am obligated to return it to its owner? Clearly, it was destined for me.” And similarly, he explains that when a person is approached for a loan, he might think, “this money belongs to me, and just like I can rent out my home, or animal, I should also have a right to ‘rent out’ my money, and keep the interest.”
But Rabbi Berenbaum relates that Jews are required to relate to one another as brothers (and sisters). And when we feel like we are literally a sibling to our fellow Jew, when our brother or sister loses a precious object, we feel their pain, and would do anything to return the object to them. If my brother lost his signed Ozzie Smith baseball bat, which he got for his bar mitzvah, as his brother, the loss would greatly trouble me personally, and I would help him search for it and make sure it was returned to him.
Similarly, when life circumstances dictate that our own brother or sister needs to take out a personal loan, that would be a painful reality for us siblings, we ourselves personally feel for them in the event that they need to pay extra money on top of the loan, and their difficulty and struggle would cause us pain.
Explains Rabbi Berenbaum, this is why we read this parsha in Elul– the month before Rosh Hashana. As if to exclaim to the Almighty, “Look how sensitive I am to the needs of my fellow Jews––how I grieve over their misfortune as if they were my own siblings. So too, You Hashem, be sensitive to our needs– in the way that we are so sensitive to the needs of our brothers and sisters.” I would add that one of the acronyms of Elul is ish l’reihu u’mattanos l’evyonim, which is the verse from Esther that obligates us to give gifts to our friends on Purim– to make sure their needs are met.
Right now, our people are going through a lot. Our own brothers and sisters are still held captive in Gaza. Our sons and daughters are risking their lives defending our people. Now is the time to come together– and be unified as the close-knit family we are.
History has proven time and time again that when we are divided, we are vulnerable. And when we relate to one another as brothers and sisters, we cannot be stopped. May our unity and brotherhood be a merit for a kesiva v’chasima tova, the immediate returns of all of our hostages, and the coming of Moshiach, b’mheyra b’yomeinu.
This past week a very famous couple got engaged to be married. No, I am not referring to my dear friends Alex and Wendy, but rather to Travis Kelce, one of the NFL’s most talented tight ends of all time from the despised Chiefs to Taylor Swift, who the kids say is the most famous singer in the world. Apparently, a few years ago Kelce was hoping to meet Swift before or after her concert, and he wrote his phone number on a friendship bracelet, hoping to give it to her. While I do not know what a friendship bracelet is, apparently these are commonly worn and exchanged at her concerts. As fate had it, she was unable to meet him that evening.
Then, later he described this episode on his podcast, likely hoping she would hear about it. She did hear about it, and two years later, they are engaged.
While I admittedly do not like giving credit to anyone from the Kansas City Chiefs, let alone Travis Kelce, I believe there is an important lesson to be learned here, that can be applied to our avodas Hashem– our service of G-d, and the month of Elul in which we now find ourselves. Wayne Gretzky (or perhaps Michael Scott) was attributed with saying, “You miss all the shots you don’t take.” Kelce knew it would be unlikely that his bracelet would find its way to Taylor Swift, or that the message from his podcast would reach her– but he tried nonetheless, and as a result he was led to his future wife.
How many times in life do we have big aspirations, but we neglect to even bother trying to achieve them because we think it is beyond us? Our evil inclinations whisper to us that the task is too great for us, we cannot achieve our goal– so why bother even trying? How many opportunities in life do we punt on because we think we simply are incapable? How often do we make lofty goals on Rosh Hashana or Elul, quickly to abandon them because they seem beyond the scope of what we are able to achieve?
Recently, to my great dismay, horror and devastation, Krispy Kreme ceased to be Kosher in Denver. Realizing that I speak to G-d- the CEO of the Universe– every single day, multiple times a day when I pray, I may as well reach out to the CEO of Krispy Kreme as well. And while Joshua Charlesworth has not yet responded to my inquiry, it was obvious to me that it was worth trying to connect to him. I might, or might not be successful, but I must at least put forth my best effort.
Our tradition teaches that every Jew is a chelek Elokei m’maal. We are all human beings imbued with a Divine, G-dly Eternal soul. That means that we are bursting with potential. That means that we are not allowed to settle for less than the greatness that we are destined to achieve. How devastating would it be to squander our potential.
Right now, in Elul, the possibilities are endless. Hashem is so accessible in these moments. Let us cherish this time we are in, shoot for the stars, and uncover the illuminating brilliance that shines within us.
A Lesson from the top of the Mountain
This past week, five of my children and I hiked up the Thunderhead Trailhead at Steamboat. We decided that we wanted to try to make it to the top of the mountain by sunset, enjoy the view with a cold soft drink, and ride the gondola down. As we reached the top, having ascended over 2200 feet over the course of 2.5 difficult, sweaty hours, we each felt a feeling of euphoria. As we walked into the lodge, people looked at us like we were crazy and asked us incredulously, “You guys hiked up here to the top?” Apparently, it is very popular at Steamboat for people to ride the gondola up for a sunset happy hour concert from atop the mountain– very few people hike up– and even fewer people hike up with five children ages 7-16.
As we were hiking up, as difficult as it was, there was a consistent thought that remained in my head: “I would not be experiencing any of this, nor seeing any of these views, if I rode the gondola up.” I realized that the harder I worked, the more deeply meaningful the experience was. As we reached the top, I was surprised because the beauty at the top seemed to me a more profound beauty than I had ever seen before. Despite having been in this very location dozens of times previously after having taken the gondola up, it never, ever looked this breathtaking before. And I realized that it was specifically because of the effort that we exerted that helped shape the majesty of the views from the top. When we really work for things, and we don’t take shortcuts, and we literally shvitz– we experience the most gratifying payoff of all.
The Mishnah in Pirkei Avos tells us, l’fum tzaara agra– according to the pain is the reward. We all want an easy life. But our rabbis teach us that this world that we live in– this physical world– is a world of work. Olam HaBa, the World to Come– is the place where we reap the fruit of our labor. But right now is the time to toil. If I were to go to the gym and lift 5-pound weights, I would not grow very much. The way that we grow in the gym is to maximize the resistance we feel. The harder we work, the more we grow. This world -Olam HaZeh, is like a gym. Olam HaBa– the eternal next world– is a world of basking in the fruits of our labor.
Right now it is Friday afternoon. I hope to bask in the delight of Shabbos, and have food to eat on Shabbos itself. But our rabbis teach us, in order for me to do that, I have to work hard right now, while it is still a weekday. Then, on Shabbos, I bask in the bliss that comes after a hard, fulfilling week of work.
We should all be blessed with a beautiful Shabbos in which the tremendous effort we exerted during the week can help us appreciate Shabbos on an even deeper level.
Parshas V'eschanan: Where is our Comfort?
Shabbos this week is very special—not just because it is Jerry’s bar mitzvah and my anniversaries , but because it is Shabbos Nachamu—the Shabbos of comfort. Last week, we had to endure yet another Tisha Bav—and the first Shabbos after Tisha Bav is referred to as Shabbos Nachamu—named such after the immortal words of Jeremiah that we read for the Haftara, when he tells the Jewish People, “Take comfort, my people…”
As we are all keenly aware, we as a people are going through a very difficult time. Many of us saw the heart-shattering, soul-crushing videos and photos of some of the precious hostages in Gaza, who are being starved and tortured, physically and mentally. And we all feel how vulnerable we are as Jews, not truly safe anywhere, with blood libels being leveled against us and the Jewish State every single day.
So where is the comfort? How do we continue to put one foot in front of the other? How do we carry on, and not succumb to the throes of despair? Where is this comfort that Jeremiah speaks of?
The Gemara at the end of Maskkos describes how Rabbi Akiva and the other rabbis were standing at Mt. Scopus, overlooking the Temple Mount, shortly after the destruction of the Temple. As they saw a fox walk into the holy of holies, the place where only the high priest could go, once a year on Yom Kippur, the rabbis were weeping. And Rebbe Akiva was laughing. The rabbis asked him, “Rabbi Akiva, why are you laughing?” And Rabbi Akiva responded, “Why are YOU weeping?” They responded, "A place about which it is written that a non-Kohen who approaches it will die, now has foxes walking across it, and we won’t cry?” Rabbi Akiva responded that he was laughing because the prophet Isiah issued a prophecy in which he compared Uriah the Prophet to Zechariah the Prophet. Uriah prophesied that Jerusalem would be destroyed, and Zechariah prophesied that one day, old men and old women would sit again in the streets of Jerusalem. And now that Rebbe Akiva saw, word for word, the prophecy come true of Uriah, he was sure that the prophecy of Zecharia would also come true– and this is why he could laugh. To this, the Rabbis responded, Akiva, you have comforted us, Akiva, you have comforted us.”
Just like the prophecy of destruction came true, word for word, so too we are assured that the prophecy of the rebuilding of Jerusalem will also come true.
And I might add, our comfort is in our very continued existence. The Almighty promised us that He would never forsake us or abandon us. And we have seen, as testament by our simple existence, that this promise has been fulfilled. No other nation in the history of the world has been exiled from its home and lived to tell about it, 2000 years later.
We should have first been annihilated or assimilated out of existence.
But we are still here because Hashem promised this would be so.
Not only are we still here, but, 2000 years later, huge percentages of world Jewry have returned to our Homeland from where we were exiled two millennia ago.
In every generation throughout our bitter exile, at some point, the world's nations turned against us, often in brutal ways.
And in every generation, somehow, we persevere and carry on.
Because Hashem is still with us, and He will never forsake us.
That is our comfort.
In the Exile, Never Alone
In Exile, Never Alone
While in the lovely state of New Jersey this past week on a bar mitzvah trip with my son, I came across a pamphlet sharing ideas from Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum, who was the head of the Mir Yeshiva for many years. He quotes a passage from the Talmud (Megilla 29b) which says as follows: Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai said, ‘come and see how precious the Jewish people are before G-d–that every place they were exiled, the Divine Presence was exiled along with them.” He goes on to quote how the verse in Parshas Nitzavim says “Hashem will return with your returning exiles.” The Talmud comments how it doesn’t say Hashem will return the exiles back to Jerusalem, but rather He HIMSELF will return alongside the exiles.
To explain this curious concept, Rabbi Berenbaum gives a powerful metaphor: He describes how there are two individuals who happen to be best friends, who do everything together. Unfortunately, one of them was accused of a crime, and ultimately convicted to a lengthy prison sentence. At the moment when the convicted friend reported to the jail, his friend urgently ran into the prison entrance, encountered the officer in charge and told him that he would be unable to separate from his friend–that he needed to remain with him. The officer described to him that to make an arrangement in which he would be free to come and go as he pleased would be impossible– but if he really loved his friend so much, he could serve alongside him, and only leave the prison when his friend’s sentence was complete.
Says Rabbi Berenbaum, this is what the Talmud means when it describes Hashem as being with us in galus– throughout our long and painful exile. He is not here as a visitor, who comes to be with us at selected times when we are in need. Rather, he is literally with us always throughout our exile. Like the individual in our metaphor who opted to remain permanently with his imprisoned friend until his redemption– Hashem remains with us, such that when we come back to Israel with the rebuilding of the Temple, HE will come alongside us, as the verse in Nitzavim describes.
What a powerful lesson to consider during this time– the darkest time of our year, on the eve of Tisha Bav, the saddest day of the year. As hard as things are for our people– and they are extremely difficult these days– we find solace knowing that not only has Hashem not abandoned us, but He has been with us every second of the way. In every place we have been, at every moment of our history, the Almighty has been right there with us. And perhaps there is no better proof to this, than our very continued existence. Despite all odds– expulsion after expulsion–, pogrom after pogrom– forced assimilation after forced assimilation– we remain, still very much here.
With everything going on in the world– and levels of hatred directed at us many people have never seen in our lifetimes, it can truly feel suffocating. Specifically during these times, let us carry this thought with us.
We will endure, as we always have. Because Hashem is with us. He has always been with us.
And He will never forsake us.
From Rabbi Wolfe 07/18/2025
At the end of last week’s Parsha, the evil prophet Bilaam, realizing he couldn’t curse the Jewish People, instead gives a piece of advice for how to ultimately bring about their downfall: after the men were seduced by the Midianite women, a plague erupted which claimed the lives of 24,000 people. Curiously, immediately after the cessation of the plague, the Torah records a new census in which the Jewish People are to be once again counted. Why was it necessary for a census to take place at this moment in time? Could we not have simply subtracted 24,000 from the number of people taken from the recent census? Rashi famously answers that if there would be a pack of wolves who entered into a flock of sheep, killing many, the shepherd would want to count to see how many remained.
But Rabbi Shmuel Silber, quoting Rebbe Nachman, takes it a little deeper. In the aftermath of catastrophes and terrible mistakes, we often think that we are incompetent. We make such terrible blunders that we feel there is no hope for us– there is no way to recover from the mistakes we make. We can feel so broken, that the mistakes we made can forever change the trajectory of our lives– and we can never recapture the lost opportunities.
This likely was how the Jewish People felt after the plague: They must have come to the painful realization that a tribal prince brazenly, publicly committed an act of immorality with a Midianite woman, for all to see. These same Jews, who left Egypt, saw the miracles throughout the process, saw G-d speak to them at Mt. Sinai– had the audacity to commit such a public, humiliating act of immorality?
How can they possibly move forward from this? With all of their mistakes they made in the desert– maybe it would be at this point that Hashem would finally give up on them!
But Rebbe Nachman notices something very curious about the way the census was recorded: The names of the tribes are all given a seemingly unnecessary addition to them: a hei at the beginning and a yod at the end– the letters for the name of G-d. Nemuel became HaNemueli. Yachin became Hayechini. Each family has a yod and a hei to show that Hashem’s name testified for them. Rebbi Nachman explains right as the Jewish people specifically feel so poorly about themselves, that is when G-d tells Moshe to count the People. And what does he tell them? “Count the people, from age 20 and up, anyone who goes out to the army among Israel.” Despite what you have been through, you are still capable of waging the battles of life. Yes, you lost this specific battle, failing this test with the daughters of Moav– but that is but one battle that you lost– you did not lose the war. You are still needed for the rest of the war. And lest you are riddled with doubts, know that Hashem has attached His very name to yours– He is with you– and has faith in you that you can, and will succeed.
Sometimes things happen to us–we make mistakes, and we feel like we cannot proceed and move forward.
But we must remember that we are G-dly people, with an eternal, brilliant, Divine soul resting within us. And therefore we believe with full faith that we can overcome any challenge sent our way. And we know that no matter how many battles in life that we lose, The Almighty attaches his Divine name to ours, empowering us to lift ourselves up, carry on, and triumph over the challenges that have previously haunted us.
From Rabbi Wolfe--July 11, 2025
The other day I was at the Zoo with my family, when we went over to the giraffes. Sure enough there was a baby giraffe, who was born just a few short months ago. Enamored by this marvel of creation, I took my new iPhone 16+ and took some pictures. But to my utter horror, the phone slipped out of my hands and landed 3 feet away from the baby giraffe. Unphased, the giraffe stood up, picked up the phone with its giraffe paws, handed it back to me, and said, “I think you dropped your phone.”
This obviously did not really happen to me, but if it did, how would I have responded? Would it have been with a simple, “thank you very much, Mr. Giraffe?” Or would my mouth have dropped in wonderment and awe as it occurred to me that a giraffe just conversed with me?” I imagine after recovering from the shock of a speaking giraffe I would run and tell everyone around me that at the Denver Zoo resides a baby giraffe who can talk!
Interestingly, we see a similar episode to this in the Parsha, albeit with a very different response. The Torah tells us how, after getting hit by the evil prophet Bilaam for not moving, “Hashem opened up the donkey’s mouth, which said to Bilaam, ‘what have I done to you that you beat me these three times?’ And Bilaam answered the donkey, ‘you have made a mockery of me– if I had a sword I would kill you!’” Bilaam’s donkey spoke to him– and yet, no amazement, no wonderment or acknowledgement of what just occurred. He simply responds in a matter-of-fact harsh manner, as if he were talking to a regular peer. How was he so unmoved?
We are often so busy with the mundane aspects of our lives–so busy with everything going on– so distracted from the devices in front of us, that we miss the wondrous things occurring in our lives. While it is true that we might not quite have donkey’s speaking to us, we all have unbelievably miraculous things happening to us every day and night.
On a national level, my rabbis in Israel reported that during the recent war with Iran, it felt like they were living in Biblical times; as miraculous as the miracles we read about in Tanach. Times in which a hospital in Beer Sheva had a full wing evacuated, only to sustain a direct hit the very next day. Times in which Israel had over 500 ballistic missiles the size of school buses launched at its city centers, along with 1100 + drones, and there was minimal loss of life. While each death was an unfathomable tragedy, for any other country facing that amount of missiles, one would expect tens of thousands of fatalities. We saw with our own eyes times in which the existential threat of a nuclear Iran has been largely dealt with in a very efficient manner. Times in which the entire nuclear scientific team was eliminated in one strike, as were the heads of the Iranian Airforce. Times in which Israel had clear access straight from Tel Aviv to Tehran– something that no one would have thought possible one year ago. Times in which rather than have Israel’s legitimacy sabotaged in the Middle-East, Israel is on the cusp of peace agreements with countries like Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. If I told you any of this would happen a year and a half ago you would have simply laughed at me.
We are living in Biblical times– akin to a donkey opening up its mouth and speaking to us. Will we react like Bilaam, — or will we bask in wonderment and appreciation for G-d’s open Divine intervention? The choice is up to us alone.
Wishing you a good Shabbos, and meaningful fast on Sunday,
Rabbi Danny Wolfe
From Two of our Rabbis June 13, 2025
From Rabbi Chaitovsky: Following Israel's pre-emptive strike against Iran, I reached out to our new Rabbi for Youth and Family Engagement, Reb Shalom, who flew to Israel with his family on Monday night. They're all safe and sound but like everyone else in Israel, are on pins and needles. He wrote the following which he asked me to share with everyone. Sha'alu sh'lom Yerushalayim. Let us all pray for peace in Jerusalem, in Tel Aviv, in Haifa...in ALL of Israel!
Here are Reb Shalom's words:
Dear family, Shalom here. Standing on the banks of the kinneret, feeling the holiness of this land, and the sadness that there are those that seek to destroy it.
Tonight we celebrated the wedding of my dear cousin by the waters of the Galilee. What joy, what prayer and depth. What a TRIBE!
Then the siren blared across the early morning air, as remnants of the wedding were still singing around the fire and dipping in the water. The people with a calm resolve arose and began their unfortunately too well-known ritual. Check on family, gather supplies, get ready for the message to go to the shelter, perhaps try to get some shuteye before.
Yet in the space between the joy of union and the sad reality of war, there is a deep truth.
The bride and groom believe in a beautiful world. A beautiful future. We all came to celebrate it. We all believe in it. We trust and know that we are in the best hands. Hashem loves us and will protect his Holy Nation. The eternal people believe that the eternal God will bring a time of eternal good.
This is a battle between the forces of light and life and those that are consumed with darkness and death. The smallest candle lights the whole room. Our radiant people will light up the whole world. Darkness flees before the light.
It is significant that today's date is 6/13. Try to strengthen one of the 613 mitzvot. Welcoming guests, honoring shabbat, giving more charity. Let's show Hashem we care about our relationship with him. Let's take our place as the nation who brings the light and might of Hashem to the world.
Pray that our forces cut off the head of the snake. Pray that the true Persians will arise and reclaim their country from the evil dictatorship of today. Pray for the safety of our Am Yisrael. Pray that days of peace shine bright and soon.
Going to bed with hope for a day off revealed blessings and miracles.
Bnei Yisrael
Chai Chazak chazak
Reb Shalom
From the Rabbi May 31, 2025
Sunday night recalls the most significant moment in history when God showed up for a meeting with the Children of Israel, who, just seven weeks earlier had been a people enslaved in Egypt, unsure of whether freedom would ever be theirs.
Mount Sinai was the stage for “matan Torah – the Giving of Torah”, but it was the encampment around the mountain that was the stage for “kabbalat Torah – the Receiving and Acceptance of Torah.” Our commentators tell us that there, at the foot of the mountain, the Israelites achieved something amazing and unprecedented. Rashi explains that they were there “k’ish echad b’lev echad – as one person with one heart.”
Rashi seems to be saying that there was an unprecedented unity among the Israelites. From my perspective, that unity allowed not only the giving, but more importantly, the receiving, of Torah.
Unity is something that seems more difficult to achieve than ever. We are very divided on so many issues that confront our people. Shavuot, our standing once again at Sinai, might afford us some clarity. Imagine what our Jewish world – both globally and even closer to home - would be like if we could recapture that elusive unity of eons ago at Sinai.
Let’s make that the goal of Shavuot this year. We certainly need it and we would all benefit in so many ways.
See our complete Shavuot schedule that includes music, davening, great food and of course, Torah study and as ever…
I’ll see you in shul!
Shabbat shalom…and chag Shavuot sameach!
Rabbi Chaitovsky
Sat, September 13 2025
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