The Rosh Pinah BLOG

Living Our Faith Without Condemning the World ROSH PINAH CONGREGATION | CHANUKKAH REFLECTIONS 2 Once we understand that we are called to be distinct, what are we meant to do with that distinction? It is possible to become so concerned with defending the boundaries of our faith that we lose sight of why G-d established a people for Himself in the first place. The calling of Israel was never to survive as a separate community. As portrated to Avraham, G-d’s purposes for Israe

ROSH PINAH CONGREGATION | CHANUKKAH REFLECTIONS Each year, as the lights of Chanukkah appear in our homes, we remember a moment in Israel’s history when remaining faithful to G-d required extraordinary courage. It is easy to see the festival through its familiar symbols: the chanukkiah, the blessings, the gathering of family, and the celebration of light. Chanukkah is not one of the appointed times commanded in Leviticus 23. It is a historical commemoration of the rededicat

Adapted from the Sukkot Message given 9-26-26 Rabbi Michael II Noach, Cheshvan, and the World G-d Is Building There is an interesting feeling that settles over the biblical calendar when Tishrei comes to an end. For weeks, Israel has moved from one appointed time to another. The shofar has sounded, Yom Kippur has confronted us with sin, judgment, repentance, and atonement. Additionally, Sukkot has commanded us to rejoice before G-d, and finally Simchat Torah brings us again t