Rabbi Sherman - Honorable Mensch-ion

Today, I had the opportunity to address a conference at Pepperdine called “Wisdom, Tradition, and AI.” In conversation with voices from from the Christian and Muslim communities, I was asked how Judaism views AI based on where we find ourselves in between...

There are moments in your life when you realize you are in the presence of an angelic soul.  Mike Sweetney was one those human beings.  Mike Sweetney was the ninth pick of the 2003 NBA draft, eight picks behind LeBron James....

A few weeks ago, I attended the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium. The night before the game, my host alerted me that we would be taking three more guests to the game: three...

As a child, New Year’s Eve was always a challenge trying to stay up until midnight. Often, I would almost get to the finish line, only to fall asleep at 11:58 pm, missing the ball drop in Times Square. Our...

As we inch closer to the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, our prophets give us hope of what the world can become. This week, Isaiah visualizes a world so different from our present one,...

Yesterday, I made my pre High Holy Day visit to Montefiore Cemetery in Philadelphia to visit my brother, Eyal, of blessed memory, who passed away nine years ago on the day after Rosh Hashanah. Over this last decade, our family...

Last Shabbat, during the Torah reading, the Sinai Clergy recognized a significant marker of community. In baseball, hitting for the cycle is a very rare occurrence. One player must hit a single, double, triple, and home run, all in the...

As we come to the concluding narrative of the Torah, through trials and tribulations, and with joy and gladness, we are told that our people are an am segula, a special and treasured nation. Each time we recite the blessing...

Our guest author this week is Rabbinic Intern Shawn Weiss, Ziegler Rabbinical School student and Alumni Fellow of the Flesh Family Sinai Temple Israel Center Rabbinical School Fellowship. How long is advice good for?  When Moses tells the Israelites in...

Our guest author this week is Rabbinic Intern Shawn Weiss, Ziegler Rabbinical School student and Alumni Fellow of the Flesh Family Sinai Temple Israel Center Rabbinical School Fellowship. Even Moses’s prayers sometimes go unanswered. When Moses prays to God in this...