Rabbi David Baron

Listen and Respond

Published on September 13, 2007

On the New Year we learn to pay closer heed to the words we speak, their impact on others and the subtle messages our words convey. As we listen more acutely to the call for help from others, we also take upon ourselves the duty to respond in a timely manner and rally around those in need.

A Place at the Table

Published on March 29, 2007

Has the Passover seder become a glorified Jewish meal or rote obligatory ritual, and is there a message here? Even in the realm of traditional recipes, too many of our young have not been taught to create the Passover experience or replicate the foods of past generations. The next generation needs to accept the responsibility of passing on the lesson or it dies with us.

Victory of a Blessing

Published on December 14, 2006

As life would have it, the term of tranquility is short, but we can emerge from these times strengthened both physically and spiritually.

What I Really Asked Mel Gibson

Published on August 31, 2006

Can an alcoholic who was poisoned with his father's anti-Semitism use a moment of naked exposure to confront his bigotry? Can he ever hope to cleanse himself of this deeply-seated hatred or is he forever doomed?