Rabbi Max DavisMar 275 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 afforded a fresh start ...
Rabbi Max DavisMar 216 minIn the time of the pandemicאוֹי מֶה הָיָה לָנוּ! Oy, what has befallen us! Tisha B'Av Kinnah #1 רִאשׁ֥וֹן לְצִיּ֖וֹן הִנֵּ֣ה הִנָּ֑ם וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר אֶתֵּֽן׃ The things...
Rabbi Max DavisSep 26, 20193 minA sweet, not sour, New YearThe Chofetz Chayim has it in for borscht on Rosh Hashanah. It’s a close call for pickled herring as well. ...יש נמנעים לבשל בר"ה מיני חומץ בארש"ט וכדומה וע"...
Rabbi Max DavisAug 11, 20198 minMazal Tov! Yashar Ko’ach! What are we really saying?!Source sheets for Great Jewish Questions Series IDS Tower Lobby, Av 5779 Mazal tov! מזל טוב! A. Melachim (Kings) II 23:5 And he (King Yoshiyah) suppressed ...
Rabbi Max DavisOct 18, 20187 minIt Could Drive a Man to DrinkParshat Noach, 5779 – Anniversary of #Metoo Movement Noach comes out of the teivah to a virtually desolate wasteland of a world. It’s enough to drive anyone ...
Rabbi Max DavisOct 5, 20183 minThe Merit of Our TearsReflection Prior to Kol Nidrei 5779 Rabbotai v’Chaveirai, No holiday reminds us that ‘We’re all in this together’ quite like Yom Kippur. Increased shul atten...
Rabbi Max DavisMar 25, 20186 minTo Nosh or Not to NoshShabbat HaGadol 5778 I. Background A. Mishnah, Pesachim 10 [Then] they set [food] before him. He dips the lettuce before he reaches the course following th...
Rabbi Max DavisNov 7, 20171 minOur Rabbi's take on Jewish EducationAs Published in the American Jewish World, November 6 #RabbiMaxDavis
