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Shalom! We are back! For the Love of Judaism begins its sixth season with a series of recent sermons given by Rabbi Pont. On this episode you can here RMP's thoughts on the scandal that rocked the Jewish camp world this summer, a look at how Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey intersects with…

In the early 1990s a group of leaders at Marlboro Jewish Center did something amazing. They sponsored a refugee family fleeing the Soviet Union, looking for a better life for their family where they could express their Judaism freely.  Marina and Leonid Popivker brought their two boys, Alec and Eri…

Our second to last episode of the season features for short teachings that Rabbi Pont offered the Congregation from the bima. These sermons cover everything from Artemis to antisemitism, interfaith marriage, and the New York Knicks remarkable championship run. Stay tuned for our final episode of th…

For more than 30 years, Ken Davidoff has been a fixture in the New York sports media. From the New York Post to ESPN, the Yes Network and much more, Ken has been seen more and reported on baseball than most of us could ever dream of. Now retired, Ken is the co-author of a new book, 101 Lessons from…

In the Negev desert, near the town of Ofakim, there is an oasis making real change in the lives of Israelis with special needs. Founded in 2005, the 40-acre ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village was founded by celebrated IDF hero Major General (Res.) Doron Almog and his wife Didi as a commu…

The mental health crisis feels like it is all around us. From anxious teens with social media to all-time highs in adult lonliness, this is a topic hits all of us in different ways.  This week Rabbi Pont talks to Dr. Dara Gasior to discuss the challenges and opportunities in both getting and giving…

When a person is near the end of their life loved ones are often faced with some of the most difficult issues they will ever face as a family. No matter what the circumstance, all of us want those we care about to live, and to die, on their terms. Making that happen often the responsibility of peop…

By now all of us have heard about the brazen act of antisemitism that befell Congregation Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi. On Saturday, January 10th, an arsonist set this 166 year old Synagogue ablaze in an irrily similar attack to the one that this same Congregation experienced in 1967 from th…

Issues surrounding interfaith marriage and the roles clergy can or can’t play in these ceremonies have long been taboo within conservative Judaism. But in today's world, where nearly 75% of non-Orthodox married Jews are married to someone of a different faith, the status quo is no longer susta…