Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: As the entire Jewish community worldwide is engulfed by the specter of the all-encompassing "Drie Vochen" -- the "Three Weeks," the grief-filled three week period from the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz until and including...

Dear B’nai Shalom Members, Families, and Friends: Shalom U’vracha!  Peace and blessings.  I hope and trust the summer is treating you all well and you are enjoying the warmth, the sun, and the blue skies.  Even when the temperatures move into uncomfortable...

Happy Anniversary to Jerusalem! Shalom Uv’racha to all B’nai Shalom Members, Families, and Friends: This year, we were blessed to be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the miraculous, historical reunification of the Eternal Capital of the Jews -- our holy city...

Linking One Holiday with the Next Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: Having now completed the holiday of Passover, we are likely filled with any one of the following feelings and emotions or a combination of them:  relief, comfort, sadness,...

Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: Even as Jewish families all over the world are preparing for Pesach, I remind everyone that a short while after Pesach concludes, – approximately two weeks after the end of the Holiday of Matzot, we will be celebrating...

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: Before I “dive in” to the substance of my monthly bulletin article, I want to acknowledge once again, with tremendous appreciation and respect, the incredible kindness of the B’nai Shalom family who have, unfailingly,...

Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: There simply are not the words or expressions of appreciation that can fully or accurately convey the true sense of gratefulness that flows from my heart to the wonderful members, friends, and families of B’nai Shalom...

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: As you read these words, you should be preparing for the celebration of our joyous holiday of Chanukah. This year, our holy festival comes out simultaneously with the Christian holiday of Christmas.  This unfortunate...

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: At the suggestion of several attendees at my weekly shiur (class), I am including in this month's article, points of interest and facts gleaned from a few of the most recent shiurim (classes that you might find...

Dear B’nai Shalom Families, Members, and Friends: Having begun reciting the extra prayer, “L’Dovid,” (Psalm 27) with the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul and continuing up to the holiday of Simchat Torah, it is well worth examining a portion of this selection for...