Rabbi's Corner

Message from the Rabbi

Mob Mentality
"As the whole community threatened to pelt them with stones, the Presence of יהוה appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the Israelites." (Numbers 14:10)

A dear friend taught me everything I know about hockey.  He took me to games and spoke of the nuances of the game.  He had played goalie for Sorbonne University having arrived in Paris a refugee of the Holocaust. 

At some point each game, in order to further the enjoyment of the fans, they would project a loud-o-meter.  It measured how loud the fans could become in cheering for their team. As the crowd would yell and the decibel level would rise, the meter reflected the crowd's efforts which egged them on even further. 

My friend would turn to me and say each time that he loathed this activity. He was fearful of a mob mentality.  Working a crowd into lather is dangerous.  Following a crowd that has been riled up can and often leads to people getting hurt and sometimes people die.  So next time your internal meter of this sort of behavior goes off, get out. 

AUF RUF: GAVI STEIN AND EVAN KLEIN
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 9:30am
Sharon and I  invite you to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Gavi Stein and Evan Klein on Saturday morning, July 2, 2022, 9:30 am.  
Please, please RSVP so the catering group knows how much to prepare. 
RSVP to RabbiJaystein@gmail.com
MAZEL TOV TO GAVI AND EVAN!