Shtender

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Re’eh (August 14, 2015). Most of us don’t live religious lives because we don’t believe in a commanding God. But what if we had the equation backwards?

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Re’eh (August 15, 2015). Not only is loving criticism of Israel kosher, it’s commanded.

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Eikev (August 8, 2015). Why we dare not take Israel for granted.

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Eikev (August 7, 2015). Most of us know that prayer doesn’t save us, but here’s how prayer makes us worth saving.

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Va-Et’hanan (August 1, 2015). The Jewish culture made possible only through statehood benefits us all.

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Va-Et’hanan (July 31, 2015). As the Jewish community debates the Iran deal, we must remember that no one can predict the future.

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Devarim (July 25, 2015). A provocative suggestion for what it means to call Israel “The Jewish State.”

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Devarim (July 24, 2015). Tisha B’Av reminds us of the ethical dangers of independence.

Rabbi Knopf’s message for Shabbat Parashat Korah (June 19-20, 2015). A Jewish response to last week’s horrific attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC.

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Shelah Lekha (June 12, 2015). What the founders of Home Depot, a toddler, and two good spies have in common.