Rabbi’s Message

Rabbi Tina Sobo Just a couple weeks ago, we restarted our annual cycle of Torah reading. After Adam and all the animals are created, Adam feels lonely, and we read God’s observation, “It is not good for adam to be alone.” We can read the Hebrew word adam as Adam’s name, or we can read […]

Rabbi Tina Sobo As a child, Halloween was about dressing up, getting candy, and coming up withnew torturous swim practices in the name of Halloween “fun”. Good, clean, fall fun – right? For Jews, the answer might be a little more nuanced. The issue boils down to the prohibition for Jews to worship idols. As