Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 26 Aug 2012 /
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Rosh Hashanah is approaching. The Jewish New Year. And there’s a big difference between the secular New Years and Rosh Hashanah. At New Years parties, people try to “lose themselves”. On Rosh Hashana? We’re supposed to find ourselves! … I hope you were inspired by Monday’s story about Mort Friedman in Israel. I met Mort […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Rosh Hashanah is around the corner! And if you’re anything like me? You may still remember last Rosh Hashanah. Because I do. I stood in Synagogue and told G-d, “I know You heard this last year. How this year I’m going to be different. Going to be better. And it’s going to be a […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 04 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, I know what you’re thinking. “Here he goes again. He’s going to tell us we’re starting again. We’ll get all excited. And nothing will happen! He should go into politics!” … I feel like its Rosh Hashanah. And I’m telling G-d, “I know I said this last year. But this year, I really mean […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 30 May 2012 /
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Hi, Here’s a Rosh Hashanah thought. There’s challah dipped in honey. Apple and honey. And there’s also a custom to eat a pomegranate. Before eating it, we say a prayer, “May it be G-d’s will that our merits are as plentiful as the seeds of a pomegranate.” We seem to be asking G-d to give […]