A prayer after the school shooting in Connecticut

(From my email message to my synagogue community on Friday, December 14:) Dear friends, Shabbat is approaching, but I wanted to share some p...

Birkat ha-Gomel - Prayer of Thanksgiving after the hurricane

I wrote this for the Rabbinical Assembly's Thanksgiving Service 2012, in light of our community's experiences with Hurricane Sandy. ...

Thoughts on Hurricane Sandy and Hoboken: "Many waters cannot extinguish love"

Below is our most recent update on the impact of Hurricane Sandy on our synagogue's community and activities. This update will also be ...

"Noah Voters and Abraham Voters" (Rosh haShanah 2012)

(Parts of this sermon are adapted from my reflections from July 4,  http://rabbischeinberg.blogspot.com/2012/07/blessing-for-czar-in-honor-o...