Protesting ICE in Goshen, NY
07/03/2019 12:31:32 PM
One of the simplest and most demanding teachings of the Jewish tradition comes from Rabbi Tarfon, who teaches לא עליך המלאכה לגמור, ולא אתה בן חורין ליבטל ממנה - it is not your obligation to finish the work, but neither are you...Read more...
Only Today: Reflections on Psalm 59
06/19/2019 12:45:25 PM
Wellness and illness are not fixed states; they are snapshots of a moment, points in time. Nobody can truly say “I am well”; we can only accurately say “I am well now.”
Spiritually traditional Jews...Read more...
Atid II-Setting the course for BHA's Future
06/11/2019 10:17:18 AM
It...Read more...
Shavuot: Journey of the Universe
05/30/2019 10:46:17 PM
Next Saturday, June 8, will mark the beginning of Shavuot, possibly the least known of the major Jewish holidays.
We’ll be celebrating it here at BHA starting at 6pm with...Read more...
WHAT do we do with the extremist next door?
05/21/2019 11:20:41 PM
Way back in the second century, the sage Rabba taught that no person can say that their blood is more precious than the blood of another.
It's a remarkable statement, really - we Jews have always been a particular people,...Read more...
Kedoshim - Community
05/07/2019 01:51:18 PM
In Parshat Kedoshim, which we will read this coming Shabbat morning, the Holy One instructs Moses to say to the entire Israelite community: "You shall be holy for I, the Lord your God, am holy."
The instruction is addressed in the plural, not to...Read more...
Living this Life
05/01/2019 01:23:38 PM
After tending to the needs of mourners at a funeral, I usually have a quiet moment alone in my car.
I take that moment to collect myself before going on to my next appointment, and the thoughts that come to me are not usually the big metaphysical...Read more...
Omer Counting
04/24/2019 10:19:09 AM
Today is the fourth day of the Omer.
Wait... the fourth day of the what?
The Omer is the 49-day period between the second night of Pesach and the holiday of Shavuot. This period marks the beginning of the barley harvest when, in ancient times, Jews would...Read more...
Better the handle than the blade
04/16/2019 11:38:45 AM
There are journeys that our souls, collective and individual, need to take. Every year, the Jewish calendar comes to help us take those journeys.
Right now, we are just a few weeks past Purim, a tale of politics and power masquerading as a children's holiday with costumes and...Read more...
Thoughts for Pesach
04/03/2019 10:54:48 AM
Is there any more powerful symbol of the drama, history, complex theology and moral imperative of the Jewish people than Pesah (Passover)?
Passover is all about going forth from the narrow places that limit us, freeing our bodies, minds, and spirits, and...Read more...
Mon, July 14 2025
18 Tammuz 5785
RABBI BRENT SPODEK
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