Archive - Jewish Insight

Hard Cut, Hard Truth

There is a moment in the Indiana Jones movies that I always think of when I think of the Torah portion Balak we read today.

Jul 11 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

In the Shadow of Liberty: A Reflection on the Promise of the United States of America

Inevitably what comes to mind when I think about what it means to be a citizen of the United States of America, is a wonderful man named Gene…

Jul 4 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

June 2025

Aftermath and Healing

The Torah reading of Korach is loud.

Jun 27 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

April 2025

What Cain Said to Abel

As we commemorate Yom Hashoah, the Memorial of the Holocaust, it seems fitting that we will read this Shabbat the Torah portion Shemini which begins…

Apr 23 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

Resting and Reimagining

When Passover begins on Saturday night, the seventh day of Passover coincides with Shabbat.

Apr 18 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

March 2025

Dressing Up as Yourself

In Memory of Matt Eisenfeld and Sara Duker on their 29th Yahrzeit

Mar 5 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

February 2025

Ten More Nominees Set in Stone (2025)

For several years I have matched the Ten Commandments with the Academy Award Best Picture Nominees to learn something from each of the nominated movies.

Feb 14 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

January 2025

Not the End of Days

The pictures from Southern California are horrific and behind each one there are a thousand sorrows.

Jan 10 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

December 2024

Making Each Other Visible

What makes the story of Joseph so powerful is that throughout his life he finds himself in places where his well-being or even his life depends on…

Dec 20, 2024 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

November 2024

Still a Song About Alice

Alice Brock, the woman whose eponymous restaurant became the epicenter of Arlo Guthrie’s famous rambling song about a consequential Thanksgiving day…

Nov 28, 2024 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

Eighty-six years ago this weekend was the “Night of Broken Glass”, Kristallnacht, across Germany.

Nov 8, 2024 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

September 2024

Restarting the Heart

Our GLT team had a CPR course this morning for renewing certification or first time training.

Sep 27, 2024 •

Rabbi Michael Bernstein

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