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Report for the Annual Meeting May 27th 2015 Rabbi David Nesson When I was growing up, as I am sure was the same for you, our parents taught us several important words. Among these words are please and thank you. Therefore, it is appropriate to begin tonight with the word thank you in recognition of Continue Reading »
From Rabbi Nesson We, the Jewish people, have always treated the Torah Scroll, the Sefer Torah, with extraordinary respect. So if a Torah were to accidently fall, it would affect not only those who were present at that moment, but also the entire community. Well, on Friday night February 13th, ( ah oh!) it happened in Continue Reading »
My Impressions of Cuba Barbara Levy ( Barbara was part of the MJCBY Mission to Cuba in February led by Ellen and Rabbi Nesson) I’m not a teary person. I certainly feel things deeply and I do cry, but I usually don’t tear up. I learned something new about myself on my recent trip to Continue Reading »
A View From Cuba Rabbi Nesson February 2015 It may be hard to believe, with the snow and cold still surrounding us, that Purim is just a few days away. One of the many ideas found in the Megillah is the answer to the question- who is a Jewish hero. Esther and Mordecai, and indeed Continue Reading »
Welcoming a New Year Summer should be a time for us to relax, enjoy, travel, go to camp, spend time with family. I hope you and your family have had such a summer, but as summer ends, fall begins and Rosh Hashana approaches, we should know that it has not been so in Israel or Continue Reading »
World Wide Anti- Semitism Today- Standing strong as a Jewish Community Rabbi David Nesson Morristown Jewish Center July 2014 The events of the last several weeks, the last several days, the last several hours, have been on the minds of all of us who love Israel as the homeland of our people. The news that Continue Reading »
ISRAEL ON OUR MINDS (C) Rabbi David Nesson Morristown Jewish Center July 2014 Dear friends, The events of the last several weeks, the last several days, the last several hours, have been on the minds of all of us who love Israel as the homeland of our people. The news that one moment there seems Continue Reading »
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. This year, MJCBY had 18 members in attendance at the conference March 2-4, 2014. Rabbi Nesson and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey take time to discuss the US and Continue Reading »