About the Content Areas of this Site. Each week, Rabbi Leff records a drasha exploring a mitzvah or midah of the weekly Torah reading. These audio clips are between 30 and 60 minutes in length and are free. as is all audio content on this site. Every Wednesday night, Rabbi Leff gives a shiur in various topics in Jewish Philosophy to members of his community and visitors from nearby towns.

This blog was started to chronicle my participation in a Masorti Mission to Israel in January, 2009 during the war in Gaza. In 2012, as Chair of the USCJ Kehilla Strengthening and Transformation Committee and Senior Rabbi at Congregation Mishkan Tefila in Chestnut Hill, I want to use the blog to report on our transformation efforts. Hopefully, what we are doing will help others or at least start some conversations. Wednesday, July 18, 2012. JOIN THE FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE. We have created a participant han.

Assistant Rabbi of Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue.

hurricane in 800 years! Some insurance policies still call this kind of occurance an ACT OF G-D.

Thoughts and resources on Jewish values and contemporary life. Thoughts About the Art of Living. Rosh Hashanah has deep significance in that it marks the beginning of a process of reflection and self-examination that culminates in Yom Kippur. 250-plus share a model seder at a church.