by Fred Guttman | Jun 10, 2021 | Opinion
The pandemic has been extremely difficult for clergy as congregational leaders. We have had to rethink a lot of our preconceived notions and adapt to a significant new reality. From the beginning, I said I believed that when this is all over, we will have experienced...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 20, 2021 | News
Younger Jewish adults in the U.S. are more likely to say they have no religion, according to a Pew Research Center report published on May 11. While 60% of respondents aged 18-29 are “Jews by religion,” 40% are “Jews of no religion.” This is the highest percentage of...
by Fred Guttman | Mar 23, 2021 | Opinion
We have a wonderful family in our congregation wherein the mother is from the Philippines and the father is Jewish. The four boys in the family are being raised as Jews. Last week, the 13-year-old son, whose Bar Mitzvah Torah portion is from Leviticus, revised his...
by Fred Guttman and Robert Wineburg | Feb 26, 2021 | Opinion
Judaism’s foremost physician made clear that providing health care to the community is fundamentally connected to the spiritual and moral health of society. “Realizing this amazing matter that hurts the eyes,” Maimonides wrote 850 years ago, “I undertook to gather...
by Fred Guttman | Feb 17, 2021 | Opinion
How does one really live a holy life? That significant question is raised in Leviticus 19, known as “the Holiness Code.” The rabbis describe this chapter of the Pentateuch as “Rov Goofay Hatorah,” the essentials of the Torah. In many ways, this portion...
