
Rabbi Sherman - Honorable Mensch-ion
October 24, 2025
I write these words in tears sitting here in Miami, Florida at the JNF-USA Global Conference for Israel as the National Chair of Rabbis for Israel. In May of 2024, on a JNF-USA volunteer mission along with members of Sinai...
This Week, the Jewish People Embraced
October 17, 2025
On an early morning walk, I looked up and saw the sliver of the moon. Just a few days ago, at the beginning of Sukkot, the 15th of Tishrei, the moon was full. As we sit in the fragile temporary...
A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance
October 10, 2025
“A time to mourn and a time to dance.” These are the words of Ecclesiastes, the scroll from which we read each Sukkot, composed by King Solomon. We often take these words metaphorically, cognizant of the bitter and sweet in...
October 3, 2025
After the most uplifting moments of Neilah and the final blast of the shofar, we would think that we get to rest. Yet, we do the exact opposite. We run to build our sukkah and prepare for our next set...
Are We Looking Backward or Are We Looking Forward?
September 26, 2025
The palpable energy at Sinai Temple on Rosh Hashana was contagious. Each service was filled to capacity, young and old coming together in prayer, song, and community. The need was real. We will do so once again on Kol Nidre...
Read More about Are We Looking Backward or Are We Looking Forward?
September 19, 2025
Rosh Hashanah is a holy day of sounds, sights, and tastes. We will hear the 100 blasts of the shofar, and we will see the entire community gather. Yet, let us not forget the taste of our apples dipped in...
September 12, 2025
Someone once told me they open their siddur before a big exam to pray for a good grade. When I asked, “Does it work?” They answered, “Only if I prepare for the test.” Prayer and preparation go hand in hand....
September 5, 2025
Each commemoration of 9/11 feels different. The further time progresses, the more difficult it is to feel the physical closeness to the day. Yet, as time passes, the clarity of tomorrow appears from behind a cloudy veil. I have now experienced commemorations...
August 29, 2025
In our tradition, teshuva, often translated as repentance, comes from the the root meaning to be settled. Yet, during the process of repentance, the last thing we feel is settled (if done right). Maimonides in his Laws of Repentance explicitly...
August 22, 2025
When we say we give tzedakah, we say we give charity. In reality, according to the literal translation of the word, we are giving righteousness. The Torah teaches us this week, “You should surely give…but your heart should not grieve...

Rabbi Erez Sherman