One day, a shepherd was tending his flock, and he became thirsty. As he was drinking, he saw something simple that would change his life forever. There were small drops of water hitting a large rock, ...

There is a stained-glass window at the top of the wall behind the bima at the Montebello Jewish Center in Suffern. It’s round and set deeply into the white of the wall; there is a foot or so of white ...

Rabbi Finkelstein has been the spiritual leader of Beit Tikvah of Ottawa (formerly Beth Shalom West) since August 1991. Before that he served as Rabbi in Kingston, Ontario for 12 years. Rabbi ...

It’s funny how easily one conversation with a rabbi can span a thousand years and three continents. Rabbi Shai Finkelstein was born and grew up in Israel, spent 16 years leading the Baron Hirsch ...

Wrapped in his long-fringed, white prayer shawl, and dressed in a white linen robe, Rabbi Finkelstein stood on the dais; looking to the East, with his back to the congregation, he faced the Ark of the ...

Philadelphia — Tears welled up in the eyes of Rabbi Ezra Finkelstein as he gazed down at the Torah that had been presented to him by his father for his bar mitzvah 80 years ago. He had not seen it ...