Thoughts regarding the recent events in Newtown, Connecticut
03/09/2020 08:54:27 AM
Dear VBS Family,
The tragedy of Newtown, Connecticut has left us all shaken this week. The pictures of families attending the funerals of their children only sharpens the sense of emptiness and loss. At the Newtown memorial service on Sunday evening,...Read more...
The Haggadah's Missing Page
03/09/2020 08:53:55 AM
The Seder is all about answering questions. But one question remains unanswered, and that’s the most important question – Why? We are taught, “In every generation, each person must see him/herself as if s/he were redeemed from Egypt.” But why?Why...Read more...
We Mourn Together
03/09/2020 08:53:28 AM
We Pray for the Children
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
JERUSALEM, July 1, 2014
I visited Israel for the first time when I was 16 years old. I came with my family and we stayed in Jerusalem with friends who had immigrated years before. Each night,...Read more...
How the Grinch Stole the Latkes
03/09/2020 08:52:51 AM
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE THE LATKES
by Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Oh the Jews of old Jewville, just loved holidays,
And kept them religiously, in all of their ways.
On Rosh Hashanah, they ate apples and...Read more...
Kol Sasson, v'Kol Simcha
03/09/2020 08:52:12 AM
In 1857, the British philanthropist, Moses Montefiore financed the construction of a windmill at the center of a new community just outside the walls of Jerusalem, a neighborhood known as Mishkenot Shananim. Today, the neighborhood has been reconstructed...Read more...
"Of Rebbes and Roosters: Jewish Wisdom for the 21st Century" with Senior Rabbi Ed Feinstein
03/09/2020 08:51:54 AM
"Of Rebbes and Roosters: Jewish Wisdom for the 21st Century"
Celebrating Educators, Longstanding and New - Rabbi Eddie Feinstein from The Covenant Foundation on Vimeo.
Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Senior Rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, CA,...Read more...
Israel celebrating 65 Years
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Israel celebrating 65 Years
Rabbi Ed Feinstein excerpt from sermon given April 13, 2013
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