Rabbi Sherman - Honorable Mensch-ion

Last night, our family joined over 15,000 people at the Intuit Dome to hear Israeli musical star Omer Adam. For two hours, the energy of the Jewish and Israeli community was contagious. Not one person sat down. How miraculous to...

Many of us have the name we were given our entire lives. Yet, there are moments when a name change signifies a transformation in one’s life. For Abraham, the father of Judaism, that is the case. Why is it that...

Sinai Temple is blessed with approximately 100 B’nai Mitzvah each year. The clergy literally watch these children grow. From singing bim bam on a pre-school carpet to providing deep Jewish education in our schools, the children grow in both body...

An entire genre of literature is in the midst of being created after October 7th, written by the survivors themselves, for us to listen to, and ultimately tell the world. In 2024, not even a year after the events of...

Once again, we arrive at a moment of “in between.” We enter our Sukkah for one final time. We dance with the Torahs with great joy, and we mourn with great sorrow on the third commemoration of October 7th. Tomorrow,...

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,...