Rabbi Max DavisAug 7, 20205 minWho Knows Two?Eikev 5780 Shnayim Mi Yodeya Shnayim mi yodeyah? - Who knows two?... The composer of this 500-year old Pesach song might have missed...
Rabbi Max DavisJul 31, 20204 minTradgedies We Don't ForgetShabbat Nachamu 5780 Lessons in Nichumim from one of Israel's Toughest Mothers This past Tisha B’Av following our Darchei Noam Eichah...
Rabbi Max DavisJul 29, 20204 minGraceful Hatred?Tisha B'Av 5780 I have been troubled by the phrase sinat chinam for several years, but have been unable to figure out why. Sinat chinam,...
Rabbi Max DavisJul 17, 20207 minLossParashat Matot Masei 5780 וְהִצִּ֨ילוּ הָעֵדָ֜ה אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֗חַ מִיַּד֮ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּ אֹתוֹ֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה אֶל־עִ֥יר מִקְלָט֖וֹ...
Rabbi Max DavisJul 10, 20203 minPauseParashat Pinchas 5780 Shabbat Shalom. Last week’s parshat Balak concluded with the tumultuous deeds of Pinchas. His decisiveness and...
Rabbi Max DavisJul 3, 20204 minNeutralizing the SparksParashat Chukat - Balak 5780 Tucked into our tefillot every day of the year - weekdays, Shabbat and holidays – is Tehillim 30, Mizmor...
Rabbi Max DavisJun 26, 20204 minOpen RebellionParshat Korach 5780 Shabbat shalom. These past two weeks, our community has been engaged in a challenging experiment to determine if we...
Rabbi Max DavisJun 5, 20208 minResponsibility to Engage - Parshat NasoShabbat shalom. What follows are two markedly different reflections written by two volunteers from last week’s Lake Street cleanup. In...
Rabbi Max DavisMay 29, 202015 minShavuot 5780 Perseverance B'Tzelem E-lohimChag Same'ach & Shabbat Shalom! Perseverance B'Tzelem E-lohim Good Yuntif! Since 1997, NASA has held competitions for children to name...
Rabbi Max DavisMay 1, 20201 minKedusha in Challenging TimesParshat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim Yamim Kipurim
Rabbi Max DavisApr 19, 202010 minThe Best of Times, The Worst of TimesYom HaShoa, Parshiut Shemini, Metzora
Rabbi Max DavisMar 27, 20205 minIn The Shadow of Greatness - Parshat VayikraIn the old time cheders of Europe, the first book of Torah taught to boys was sefer Vayikra. With so many statutes and laws, Vayikra...
Ed RapoportFeb 15, 20204 minWith Friends like TheseDvar Torah Parshat Yitro 5780 Feb 15, 2020 Ed Rapoport Our parasha is named for Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law who in the parasha becomes a...
Judy ShapiroOct 9, 20195 minIntergematrialityShana tova and Gmar Tov. I want to begin by talking a bit about Gematria. The word Gematria means “an alphanumeric code assigning a...