Rabbi Londy Sermon: Yom Kippur Afternoon

This week’s Torah portion tells the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel. Jacob is alone at the river when the angel appears, and the struggle begins. No name is given, no reason explained—only bodies wrestling in the dark. Fear rises, pain sharpens, exhaustion presses in, yet Jacob continues the struggle, discovering that growth is […]

Jacob’s most powerful moment is not the dream itself, but what he does when he wakes. Alone, afraid, and uncertain, he touches heaven—and then he returns to the ground. He takes an ordinary stone and turns it into a marker of responsibility. Jewish spirituality never ends in vision alone. Ascent matters only if it brings […]

Each night of Hanukkah, join us for our annual outdoor menorah lighting in the Krasne Garden…December 14-21 at 6:00 pm. On the evenings of December 14 & 21, leave with chocolate gelt and jelly donuts. On Friday night after our outdoor lighting, join us for our Shabbat of Hanukkah celebration. Bring your menorahs from home […]