by Congregation Agudas Achim | May 16, 2026 | Sermon, Shabbat
How do you make space holy? Just a few days ago I met with a newly engaged couple for the first time. They are getting married in a year, and we took this first opportunity to get to know each other and to talk through the traditional steps of a Jewish wedding...
by Congregation Agudas Achim | May 9, 2026 | Sermon, Shabbat
When my daughter was born, were the silly and sweet and various children’s books that people chose to give us. It is amazing the variety of children’s books nowadays. I feel like when I was a kid there was Dr. Seuss, there was the Very Hungry Caterpillar, there was...
by Congregation Agudas Achim | Apr 4, 2026 | Sermon, Shabbat
Loopholes. The Rabbis love loopholes. So much of halacha, Jewish law, is actually trying to figure out ways to get around our law code. I looked up a list of the best Jewish loopholes, and there were so many good ones. The Shabbos elevator – being able to use an...
by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky | Feb 28, 2026 | Sermon, Shabbat
When I was in college at the Jewish Theological Seminary, I had the opportunity to take a fantastic class in the Cantorial School called Methods and Materials of Jewish Music Education with Cantor David Tilman. It was an incredible experience. Cantor Tilman is a...
by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky | Feb 14, 2026 | Sermon, Shabbat
A story is told about a mountain climber, determined to reach the summit of a high mountain. She trained for months and years, until finally she was ready for the climb. The mountain climber wanted to achieve this feat on her own, so she didn’t bring anyone with her....
