On the day I sat down to write this message (5/5/16), the Cape Cod Times reported (in an article written by K.C. Meyers) this grim statistic: In 2015 Cape Cod had the highest rate of deaths from opioid overdoses per capita in the state...Generally, the region has been harder [...]

In my role as rabbi, I get to wear many hats (or kippot, if you will!) I am, among other things, a teacher, counselor, worship leader, adviser, and representative to the larger community. But did you know that I am also a plumbing fixture?! One of my most cherished [...]

Once upon a time in a far away land there lived a king who had a Jewish advisor. The king relied so much on the wisdom of his Jewish advisor that one day he decided to elevate him to head advisor. After it was announced, the other advisors objected. [...]

“fetish” ('fediSH/) noun - “an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.” Has the Western Wall (Hebrew: Ha-Kotel) in Jerusalem become a fetish? I wonder... I remember well my first encounter with the Kotel. It was 1969, [...]

I write these words in early January, as we approach the commemoration of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On January 18 the Falmouth community will gather for its annual King Breakfast, sponsored by No Place For Hate (Falmouth), and to engage in a Day [...]

I’ve had a song running around in my head for days now. It’s called “City of Immigrants” and it’s written and sung by the talented Steve Earle, a songwriter, musician, recovering heroin addict, record producer, activist and actor (Treme, The Wire). Here is the song’s first verse and chorus: [...]