As I write this, some days ago Argentina became the world champion for the third time in the history of the World Cup of Football...

Sinat achim. Hate between brothers. The word hate is something strong. But so it is when siblings stop talking to each other. This week’s...

We often say that appearances are deceiving. It is a well-known saying. And it is in the Torah above all. Through the different parashot...

It’s amazing how, in most cases, we need life or someone to shake us to react and change. We require an event, or strong words, or even...

What do we run from when we run? We do not always have the integrity, nor the wisdom, nor the strength to face those people or things...

We have known one another for more than a year now and I have never told you who I am or why I decided to be a Rabbi. I grew up in the...

Happy 1st anniversary to us! It has been a year since we moved to 1607 and welcomed Rabbi Geier. My sincere congratulations on Rabbi...

Dear Friends, How nice come December 18th we have another happy fun holiday to share. The first candle on the Chanukah Menorah will be...

This parasha invites us to check a very special process: the one about how a complicated, intricate and twisted person in his...

וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י עֵשָׂ֗ו אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה וְיַעֲקֹב֙ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים׃ וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב...

The book of Melachim begins with the story of the old King David. An image that shows a king who can no longer rule his kingdom, nor his...

What an amazingly rich parasha! Rich in feelings, in challenges, in renunciations, in confrontations, in transgressions. It narrates the...

Dear Friends, How different and wonderful it was to have the pleasure of observing our High Holy Days at 1607 Genesee Street again. Many...

As you read this, the high holy days of 5783 are in the books. It was a busy time, as it is every year. I would like to show my...

Is Judaism “abortionist”? A question that may bother many. A sensitive issue that divides societies and, in American society, it seems to...

“The Lord said to Avram: Leave your land, your birthplace, your father’s house.” What can this be compared to? To a man who travels from...

Probably the most well-known pasuk in our parashah this week is the first: Noach ish tzadik hayah bedorotav. Noach was a righteous man in...

We start again. The cycle that we hope will never be interrupted, in which we finish the reading of the Torah and immediately restart it...

Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, is the Megilah we read in the Sukkot. It reminds us that there is a time for everything in life, while wondering...

Who could say goodbye to this world singing? The melodies of Yamim Norayim still resound in our ears. If we could choose, perhaps, like...