Salt & Honey

June 14, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Thoughts

Post-Orlando

I write to you all in pain, devastated by the terrible act of terrorism in…

May 9, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Sermons

Sermon delivered on Parashat Acharei Mot, 5776 at Temple Emanu-El, the week of Yom HaShoah. There’s a…

May 1, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Opinions

I always wanted to know more— perhaps even become an expert— in all things Jewish.…

April 21, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Thoughts

Who doesn’t feel bogged down at times by the weight of the world, by the…

April 15, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Articles

Growing up, my family was quite good at keeping Passover. We had matzah of all…

February 29, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Articles

As rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, I am asked the question more often than one might…

February 18, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Articles

When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to the Eternal your God for…

January 31, 2016 / davidzvaisberg / Articles

Last week, we, the people of Israel, lost a true gadol (a great one): a tzaddik (a righteous person),…

December 29, 2015 / davidzvaisberg / Articles

I often find myself flummoxed and frustrated by Israel’s situation. Certain questions keep entering my…

December 4, 2015 / davidzvaisberg / Sermons

Sermon delivered at Temple Emanu-El of Edison, NJ on Friday December 4, 2015, Human Rights Shabbat…