Rabbi Sherman - Honorable Mensch-ion

It was quite strange to sit at the Seder table a few weeks ago and say, “Next Year In Jerusalem” because this year was the only year in my lifetime that we could not in fact physically get to Jerusalem....

For the weeks leading up to Passover, we prepare to remove chametz from our lives. However, how do we prepare to bring chametz back into our lives? It happens suddenly. We say Havdalah, separating from holy or ordinary, and we...

Over this last month of war, so many of us are attached to our WhatsApps-family and friends whose lives are disrupted, literally living in shelters. Just over the last two days, multiple Zoom meetings with organizations in Israel–Tel Aviv and...

The Talmud teaches, “The one who sacrifices much and the one who sacrifices little have the same merit, provided that the heart is directed to heaven.” For the next few months, we will read intricate details of various sacrificial offerings...

There is no shortage of bitterness today. All I need to write is a list of cities. Toronto synagogues shot at last week. Temple Israel of Detroit attacked yesterday. Rotterdam synagogue arson attack. This is only in the last seven...

Someone once asked me if I am bored on Shabbat because of all of the Biblical and Rabbinic restrictions we are given. I answered with the words my daughter tells me each Friday on the way to school. “Abba, I’m...

If I told you the Jewish people received the Torah on Purim, you would tell me that I confused my Jewish holy days.  Let’s reflect on the initial giving of Torah at Mount Sinai. The Midrash tells us God lifted...

Each year, our schools auction off “Rabbi For The Day.” A young student receives the opportunity to follow the rabbi throughout the day. When I prepare for this moment, I think to myself, “What do I want a young person...

For the last five years, I have interviewed athletes, coaches, owners, and many individuals who are involved with sports on my podcast, “Rabbi on The Sidelines.” Over and over again, I ask them, what is the key to their success....

As we read the Ten Commandments this Shabbat, we often focus on the “popular ones.” Don’t murder, don’t steal, and honor your parents. Yet, we must look carefully at how the commandments begin. Anochi adonai eloheicha–I am the Lord your...