The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The Nistar Study and Practice Circle
By Reb Daniel Lev
Reb Wolfe Kitzes was having a panic attack under his tallit as he waited for his Rebbe, the founder of the 18th-Century mystical revival movement in Poland, the BESHT (Baal Shem Tov), to begin to blow… Continue reading
To Break Open the Gates: A Tale of Healing
By Reb Daniel Lev
You know… there are at least two kinds of holy people. Although they both live a holy life, the first one looks down on people they consider “not holy” and the second one values everyone they… Continue reading
Sukkah on the Roof in Brooklyn – 1957
By Reb Daniel Lev
My uncle would bring this up every Fall as we munched on our post-Neila break-feast. Between bites of pickled herring and potato knishes, he’d tell us all about his struggle to keep his sukkah. He recounted,… Continue reading
Moshe The Hood Makes Teshuvah
By Reb Daniel Lev
It was unbelievable but true – Moshe the Hood, the biggest crime boss of Poland, wanted to make Teshuva. He was in his 50’s and had lived what some would call a “very evil life” filled… Continue reading
The Princess Who Wanted to See G-d
By Reb Daniel Lev
“Why not!??” yelled the princess, “Why can’t you show me!??” The King looked down at his ten year-old daughter and felt the bittersweet conflict every parent goes through when they want to fulfill their child’s request… Continue reading
Organic Torah: Transcendent Letters
By Rabbi Nathan Margalit
There is an important commentary by the Piazetzner Rebbe in which he talks about getting our spirituality into our whole beings. Though his commentary starts on the story of Noah, it includes a very interesting… Continue reading
The Book of Esther
By Robert J. Littman
The Book of Esther has been called one of the strange books of the Bible. There is no reference to God in the entire book. The story is one of the few books of the Bible… Continue reading