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December 20, 2024 / davidzvaisberg / Shabbat message

Shabbat and Hanukkah Message, December 20, 2024

Hanukkah arrives just when we need it most. As with many cultures worldwide, when the…

October 12, 2024 / davidzvaisberg / Sermons

Sermon delivered at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, Yom Kippur, 5785 In this Midrash, Rabbi Joseph…

October 3, 2024 / davidzvaisberg / Sermons

Sermon delivered at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, Rosh Hashana Day I, 5785 Shana tova. Reflecting…

August 12, 2024 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

Tonight we enter what might be the most emotionally challenging days of the Hebrew calendar,…

September 25, 2023 / davidzvaisberg / Sermons

Yom Kippur sermon delivered at Temple B”nai Abraham, Livingston, 5784 If I were to say,…

September 20, 2023 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

Rosh Hashanah 5784 sermon, delivered at Temple B’nai Abraham of Livingston, NJ Just like today,…

July 7, 2023 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

The philosopher Martin Buber recounts the story of how Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sasov learned…

October 7, 2022 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

A long time ago, Honi was traveling by foot, somewhere in the Middle East, when…

October 7, 2022 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

There was a time when I loved reality TV. These days, reality is exciting enough…

September 6, 2022 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

One of the highest mitzvahs in Judaism is saving a life. The Talmud tells us…