Tsafi Lev
Rabbi Tsafi Lev, is the West Coast CLAL Rabbis Without Borders Student Director. He is also the Rabbinic Director of New Community Jewish High School in West Hills, CA.
Articles by Tsafi Lev
WTF and Other Essential Prayers
I’ve always been suspicious of the “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” crowd. Generally, the eternally sunny scare ...
RULES WERE MEANT TO BE BROKEN
“Start working on this great work of art, called your own existence”– AJ HeschelA Life well lived is an art: ...
My Very Own Fiscal Cliff
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let me be sure to say that I am thankful for everything and everyone that ...
It’s Not Over Until …
It’s not over until… When the Simpsons go to see Carmen at the Springfield Opera House Homer asked Bart when ...
Iran: My Enemy My Brother
“Too long have I dwelt with those who hate peace. I am all peace; but when I speak, they are ...
Why It’s Okay That Politicians Flip-Flop
“When Did I Say That?”Countless times I’ve stepped off the bima, and a congregant has come to me puzzled.“Nice sermon, ...
Yom Kippur: All-Souls Day
Do people change? As human beings, are we not the sum of our unique genetic make-up and the equally unique ...
The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary
“There is nothing new under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 1:9.A High Holiday Prayer, as I imagine it, of a beloved, longtime ...
Jewish Republican$
What does the Republican Convention mean for Jews?Not much – for two reasons.First off, the conventions, Republican or Democrat, are ...
Mars: One Blind Leap for Mankind
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” -Genesis 1:1 … existence on this planet, a rather ...