By Rabbi David Jaffe Image description: Blog image with a photo of storm clouds over an ocean. On top of the image is text that reads: Tevet 5786 by Rabbi David Jaffe. This Chanukah got off to a painful start. Not only were Jews around the world and our beloveds in Australia reeling from the deadly terrorist attack, but on a more personal level for us at Kirva, we suddenly lost a dear friend the week before. This month’s blog is dedicated to the memory of Seth Pollack , a won

By Rabbi David Jaffe Image description: Blog image with a photo of candles lit. On top of the image is text that reads: Kislev 5786 by Rabbi David Jaffe. I am part of a group of clergy in the state of Massachusetts encouraging our governor, Maura Healey, to be much more public about what she and her administration are doing to protect the people of our state from federal overreach in immigration enforcement and threatened suppression of public protest. We are working with he

By Sam Fine Image description: Blog image with a photo of orange clouds. On top of the image is text that reads: Elul 5785 by Sam Fine....