One of the oldest known code of laws is the Code of Ur-Nammu. Composed in Sumeria in the time of Abraham and Sarah, sometime in the early 2000s BCE, over four thousand years ago, this precious artifact of the ancient…
Torah Thoughts – Yitro – Exodus 18:1-20:23 – “How to Be a Good Neighbor”
I have rarely been prouder of our Western New York Community than I was last Friday. Gathered in a small room on the first floor of the Tri-Main Center were a collection of over two hundred community members who came…
Men’s Group this Sunday, Save a Life!!!
On September 28, Shir Shalom professional choir member David Cohen was attending a concert at Kleinhans Music Hall. Walking down some steps he tripped, hitting his head and suffered cardiac arrest. His heart had stopped and he wasn’t breathing. Two…
Buffalo Corner Reading
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Torah Thoughts – Beshalach – Exodus.13.17-17.16 – “Leaving is Not Our Choice”
I was recently brought in to explain “Fiddler on the Roof” to a local school district with almost no Jews. I told them about my family’s story, forced to leave Russia at the turn of the 20th Century to escape…
Young Professionals Shabbat
Loving Your Enemy as Yourself
Torah Thoughts Bo Exodus 10:1-13:16 “Time to Come Home”
Welcome home – Romi, Emily, and Doron! Welcome home – Karina, Naama, Daniella, and Lira! Celebrations have erupted across Israel over the past week, as hostages return to their families and communities. After over 470 days in captivity, finally, finally,…
Scout Shabbat
Torah Thoughts – Vaera – Exodus 6:2-9:35 – “How We Are Known in the World”
At the Martin Luther King Jr. Award Ceremony at City Hall last week, long time civil servant Otis T. Barker received one of the high honors. Surrounded by his three living children, he stood proudly in front of friends, family…