In a Calendar Rarity, Hanukkah Starts This Year on...
EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer discussed the celebration of Chanukah amidst antisemitism with several news outlets, as well as the opportunity to value the diverse religious landscape in the U.S.
Jan 2, 2025
By David Crary in AP News
Allowing Jews to Feel Welcome and Free to Bring...
I met my son in New York’s Penn Station a few months ago. We are observant Jews who have no interest in hiding our identity, and my son was cursed by a
Dec 27, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
The World is Ready
The story behind Yat Kislev, the bitter dispute that turns brother against brother, is a painfully familiar one. Read article
Dec 25, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Our Family Held Hostage
Our brothers’ blood cries out to us from under the ground. Fourteen months have passed since October 7, but those cries continue, unabated. This week, those cries have been particularly
Dec 5, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Make Sure Gratitude Has a Seat at the Table...
In our profoundly imperfect lives, in a world in which so much depends on forces totally beyond our control, we indeed remain in full command of our perspective. We get
Nov 28, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
You Are a Jew: Chabad and the Antisemites
Everyone has their favorite Chabad story. Here is mine. A friend once approached a Chabad shaliach (emissary) who would stand at the entrance to the subway station each and every
Nov 27, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
The Determined Giants of Israel
I just returned from the land of the giants and feel like a puny grasshopper. One of those giants was Ivri Dickshtein, hy”d, a commander in Golani who was killed
Nov 22, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Moving Forward Together – A Lesson from Avraham
My dear friend and colleague, Rav Yisrael Motzen, reported on what happened in his shul, Ner Tamid in Baltimore, this past Wednesday morning: “One of the most vocal Democrats in
Nov 7, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Elections, Prayers, and Gefilte Fish
America is a deeply divided country on the verge of a hard fought and highly contentious election. We are working hard to get out the vote so that our community’s
Oct 31, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Celebrating God on Simchat Torah Amid the Tragic Oct....
On this day, Shemini Atzeret, God instructs us to stop looking for the appreciation of those nations whom we work so hard to benefit and to take this day to
Oct 28, 2024
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
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