The Horror and Hope I Saw in Rome
So the Romans erected an arch and Coliseum to celebrate their victory over Judea. Where are they now? …
Author Archives: Rabbi Elchanan Poupko
Let’s Make America Friends Again
WENDY MAEDA/GLOBE STAFFAbortion rights supporter and abortion protester face off in Massachusetts. There is no question about it. America is …
The Case for the Unorthodox Orthodox Synagogue
Joke has it that a ship was sailing not too far from a deserted Island in the middle of the …
Beyond the Sound of the Shofar
This essay of my grandfather rabbi Bernard Poupko was Published in the RCA Sermon Manual 1974 and is a testimony …
Torah and Our Great Society
Published in the RCA Sermon Manual of 1973 Essay by Rabbi Bernard Poupko He sat next to me in the …
SHARING THE OIL
This beautiful essay of my grandfather, Rabbi Bernard Poupko Zt”l was published in 1974 in the RCA Sermon Manual and is …
The ABCs of why to send your child to a Jewish day school
Why send your child to a Jewish day school? It costs a lot. Other good private and public schools are …
Now More Than Ever is the Time To Give Your Child the Gift of Day School Education
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, wrote once:” “To defend a country, you need an army. …
The unforgivable sin I committed Yom Kippur morning
With my mind racing with what I would be saying in synagogue, how I will be praying, and the powerful …
Chanukah and The World’s Oldest Love-Hate Relationship
How do the Greeks go down in Jewish history books? Are they the “good guys” or the “bad guys?” A …
Rabbi Elchanan Poupko 