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Yeshua preached the Good News to Jews. What did it look like? What did it sound like? What did it mean back then and what exactly does it mean for the Jewish community today? This four-part series of drashes (sermons) by Rabbi Rich suggests some surprising answers. Sermon #1... Read More →

The Book of Esther is the only biblical book which doesn’t mention God at all! Yet, he shows up everywhere by his orchestration of events in the lives of Esther, Mordechai and others. This week’s sermon explores the ways we can gain encouragement from God’s subtle power... Read More →

We begin reading the third book of the Torah, Leviticus or in Hebrew, Va’yikra. This third book of Moses is perhaps the most challenging to find practical lessons for life because its functioned as a manuel for the Coheinim – the Priests – who served in the Mishkan... Read More →

Rediscovering the lost art of conversation  – In this week’s Torah portion we learn practical lessons about the two most important kinds of conversation – dialogue God and with the people in our lives. To get this wrong is to feel endlessly misunderstood and lonely. To get... Read More →

Lessons from the Mishkan (Tabernacle) God is the great communicator.  Today’s Torah portion teaches much about his relationship with us through the things he had us build with our hands long ago.     Read More →

We need more than knowledge about God. We need an encounter with God. Our Torah, Haftarah and Besorah passages all point us to this important truth. Read More →

  Rabbi Rich uses Chess to draw lessons for life. Read More →

In the Torah portion entitled Yayaira, Abraham receives three mysterious visitors. From the encounter a lesson emerges which answers a universal question posed by the Beatles in their 1966 hit song, “When I’m 64.” Read More →

Rabbi Rich discusses the relationship between Jethro and Moses explaining the example it sets for us today.   Jethro and Moses (click the link to play in a new browser window) Read More →

Rabbi Rich talks about HaShem being hard to hear.   Something Special About Purim (click this link to open in a new browser window) Read More →

Rabbi Rich brings a message about striving for perfection.   Perfection (click link to listen in a new browser) Read More →

Rabbi Rich talks about a couple of elderly Jewish men that are examples for us all.   Elderly Jews (click the link to play in a new browser window) Read More →