Rabbi Steven Weil

True Leadership

by Rabbi Steven Weil | May 23, 2013 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

Leadership has always been a buzzword among the self-help gurus. Books, seminars and training sessions abound, aimed at helping people hone their leadership skills and effectively learn how to take… Read more

Suffering with Dignity

by Rabbi Steven Weil | March 4, 2013 in Jewish Thought

In the book Out of the Whirlwind, the Rav, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, z”l, teaches that Judaism’s approach to suffering rests on three pillars. The first is acknowledging that evil and suffering… Read more

The Chosen People

by Rabbi Steven Weil | March 4, 2013 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

I had the unique experience of growing up on a cattle farm about fifty miles outside of Buffalo. When my family members escaped to America from Germany, they went into the same profession they had… Read more

The Legacy of the Last Survivor

by Rabbi Steven Weil | November 21, 2012 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin, better known as the Maharil, lived in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries in Mainz, Germany during the aftermath of the Bubonic Plague (the Black Death). He… Read more

Connecting in the Age of Connectivity

by Rabbi Steven Weil | August 24, 2012 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

A recent article in the New Yorker discussed the different schools of thought regarding technology available to us today. The “Never-Better” camp believes that with the rise of the Internet, we are on… Read more

Confusing the Victim with the Perpetrator

by Rabbi Steven Weil | June 13, 2012 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

Tiny little Israel. Such a small and inconsequential piece of land should logically be ignored and forgotten. She is content to be the small Jewish homeland that welcomes and absorbs people of all… Read more

Are You an Avraham or a Noach?

by Rabbi Steven Weil | December 7, 2011 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

Noach was a tzaddik. Tamim hayah—he was complete, perfect. His family alone merited to survive the Great Flood that destroyed his generation. Life as we know it was reborn and recreated through Noach,… Read more

It’s MY Responsibility

by Rabbi Steven Weil | August 17, 2011 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

The tuition crisis is one of the most significant issues challenging our community today. School administrators and board members know the staggering… Read more

In Memoriam: Leiby Kletzky, a”h

by Rabbi Steven Weil | August 17, 2011 in Tribute

Though many weeks have passed since the tragic murder of Leiby Kletzky, a”h, the pain of his loss still haunts us. The Jewish people are still reeling with shock and grief, and try as we may to… Read more

The Out-of-Town Advantage

by Rabbi Steven Weil | May 26, 2011 in From The Desk of Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President

At the recent Orthodox Union dinner, we hosted a phenomenally successful Emerging Jewish Communities Fair, where representatives of thirty-nine communities from across North America showcased the… Read more

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