Rabbi Corinne Copnick: Window to the Outside World
Rabbi Copnick’s article, written a few years ago, is surprisingly relevant today in a post-COVID world that has come to embrace zoom technology. Please follow the link below to read her article:
Azi Schwartz’ Tribute to Harry Belafonte
Ein Keloheinu to The Banana Boat Song
Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin New Senior Rabbi at Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue
Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin will be installed as the Senior Rabbi at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm. The evening will begin with Argentinian cocktails & sweets, followed by the Installation Ceremony & Havdalah Service.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z’l: Matot-Masei – The Complexity of Human Rights
The daughters of Tzelophehad claimed their rights as individuals, rather than as a group. Yet individualism is also synonymous with chaos. Thus, the tribes as a society formed the organizing principle of Judaism. Therefore, their rights were offset by the tribal rights of the male relatives.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z/l: Pinchas – Moshe’s Disappointment
Rabbi Sacks asks the question: Why did Moshe’s prayer for a successor appear here, instead of 7 chapters earlier, when God informed him that he would die in the wilderness? He identifies the first clue—if the daughters of Zelophechad could inherit, then why couldn’t his sons? The second clue is that he wanted to die like Aaron, whose sons inherited his position.
Rabbi Adam Ruditsky: Matot-Masei
Rabbi Ruditsky writes that while the parashah, at first glance, focuses on societal order, it is substantially concerned with vows and oaths. Rabbi Ruditsky explains these as personal declarations of self-affirming choices, whose power rests in the commitment and integrity of the one making the affirmation.
Ownership comes with Expectations! By Rabbi Adam Ruditsky
Rabbi Ruditsky writes about the various concepts of ownership–both of land and of Torah.
Ethics, Judaism, and AI: Can ChatGPT Strengthen Your Judaism?
Imagine if Cinderella were a panic-stricken college student, laboring at the last hour to compose a term paper on the portrayal of women in 19th-century literature.
A Message from Arlene Bailey, Temple Beth David President
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I officially announce that the congregational vote was overwhelmingly positive to hire Rabbi Ira Rosenfeld and we will now immediately proceed with the contractual process so that Rabbi Ira will be able to start July 1, 2023.
Cantor Heather Hoops Seid and San Diego Master Chorale
Cantor Heather Hoops Seid will be singing with the San Diego Master Chorale on June 24, 2023.