The Counting of the Omer: Spiritual Richness and Two loaves of Bread In the afterglow of Passover, we now find ourselves…
Rabbi Philip Ohriner
The Jewish Holidays of Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaAtzma’ut This month we mark Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzma’ut…
Dear Friends, For many of us Passover is a cherished time of year. It provides an opportunity to focus on…
Saving our Minyan: Recommitting to Daily Prayer as a Community Dear friends, I grew up in rural Tennessee where religion…
Holidays with a strong “home” component have always been my favorite. Passover, Sukkot, Hanukkah, and Thanksgiving (definitely a “Jewish” holiday)…
The True Fire of Hanukkah Dear friends, Fire is an alluring natural phenomenon when it is not manifesting in destructive…
Jonah Moments Kol Nidre, 5778 Rabbi Philip Ohriner The acceleration of global warming; Growing Anti-Semitism; Charlottesville; The scourge of racial…
Dear friends, As leaves begin to change and Summer departs, we begin our preparation for harvest. In a certain sense,…
In the afterglow of Passover, we now find ourselves in the period of the counting of the omer. The Torah…
Dear friends, As you know, February and March were difficult months for our kehillah as we experienced an unusual number…