The Seder Companion

The notes below distill the fundamental goals and purpose of the Pesach Haggadah. They are meant to be basic but thorough, a starting point for a clear understanding of the Haggadah’s magnificent structure and content. Please do not read them all at once as an article...

The Growing Kol Shofar

Second Day of Rosh Hashana Last summer one of our members – together with members of his family in Israel and elsewhere – decided to study Mishna in memory of the three boys who were brutally kidnapped and murdered.  They learned the books of (masechtos) Shevi’is and...

Life is Good: The Secret of the Chafetz Chaim

Kol Nidrei In loving memory of Mrs. Bess Krivitisky, Pesha bas Harav Chaim Rafael, who passed away Shabbos January 2, 2016, at the age of 100, and to whom every word of this message applied. This year, I officiated at funerals of three people who lived more than 100...