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Rabbi Benny Berlin

Rabbi Benny Berlin is the rabbi of BACH Jewish Center located in Long Beach, New York. For more information, visit https://www.bachlongbeach.com/.

Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue of Porto, Portugal. Photo by David Isaac.

Embracing the singles among us

A call to action for our synagogues.

Rabbi Benny Berlin

Jul. 11, 2023

Shmurah matzah for the Jewish holiday of Passover being baked in Kfar Chabad in central Israel, April 13, 2022. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Why is this Passover different from other Passovers?

Since we will be celebrating during a time when gatherings are now allowed unmasked and with unlimited capacity, we thankfully will not have a three-peat of unusual-seder-dom.

Rabbi Benny Berlin

Apr. 15, 2022

Taking over a pulpit mid-pandemic

After years of preparing for a role I worked and longed for, I suddenly entered unexpected territory.

Rabbi Benny Berlin

Jul. 23, 2020