Messages from the Rabbi: Archives

August 2018, Parshat Shoftim

Dear Friends, When Mushka and I had our first son Av, a wise friend of my grandmother's told me that the days of my life may seem long, but the…

August 2018, Parshat Eikev

Dear Friends, The opening of this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Eikev, starts off with "If only you would listen to these laws." The Parsha follows the theme from the Book…

Dr. Barry Teperman’s Eulogy for Silas Isaacs

Silas Isaacs – Born Shanghai China 1932 His parents had migrated from Baghdad Iraq. I met Silas through his late wife Anna.  All of you who knew Silas would know he…