Torah

No Regrets in the Year Ahead Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   Listen to the words of Frank Sinatra’s memorable tune, “My Way.” And now the end is here And so I face that final curtain My friend [...]

Emor:   Good Enough is the New Perfect Rabbi Bonnie Koppell The word “Emor,” the name of this week’s Torah portion, means “speak.”  In the Torah, God gives instruction to Moses to pass along to [...]

Kedoshim- Love Your Neighbor Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   There are, traditionally, 613 mitzvot in the Torah.  Fifty One of them are found in this week’s parsha, Kedoshim.  Kadosh, of course, [...]

Mishpatim:  Friends & Enemies Rabbi Bonnie Koppell We all have people to whom we are naturally attracted, perhaps for reasons that are not even obvious to us.  There is just something about [...]

“I’m Begging You”- Vaetchanan Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   The name of this week’s Torah portion is “Vaetchanan.”  The word can be translated as- “I begged, I pleaded, I [...]

Anger is One Letter Short of Danger- a perspective on Matot/Masey Rabbi Bonnie Koppell There is a lot of anger in this week’s Torah portion.  Beginning with verbal commitments made by women which [...]

Korach, The National Week of Conversation, Antisemitism, and Us Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   This week’s parsha is named for Korach, who, in my humble opinion is one of the people in the Torah who [...]

Parashat Shemini: Do You Need to Apologize? Be Sure to Listen First JCC Association | April 8, 2021 1 By Rabbi Bonnie Koppell How hard, or easy, is it for you to say, “I was wrong, I apologize, [...]

Beetle Bailey and Ki Tissa Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   Here are a couple of interesting numbers: 14, 981 17, 896 23, 746 Any idea what they represent?  These are the number of days that each of [...]

Alex Trebek and Parshat Bo Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   You may have missed a sad, recent event in the news.  Overshadowed by current events, the death of Alex Trebek, long time host of [...]