Congregation Anshai Torah - Plano, Texas

09/08/2026

It was great to have Yoni Battat with us for Community Selichot. His Sephardic-infused concert filled the sanctuary, and it was even better to share the night with Congregation Beth Torah and Congregation Shearith Israel. It was a great way to start the week of Rosh Hashanah. We hope to see you here for the High Holidays.

09/07/2026

There's a lot to know before Rosh Hashanah arrives at Anshai Torah this year. Make sure you watch this quick video so you don't miss anything happening across the holiday. We can't wait to celebrate the new year with you.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Enjoy a sermon from Shabbat.

Rabbi Akiva says once today is gone, it's gone for good. Rabbi Eliezer says something different: tonight will end, but tomorrow is a new day.

They're both trying to tell us the same thing. Today is today. If we don't do it today, we haven't lost the chance completely. Tomorrow gives us another opportunity to try again.

So as we start the week, let's take advantage of the opportunity of teshuvah, so we can become who we hope to be in the year ahead.



https://youtu.be/zRYYieH9QW

Don't Wait to Become Who You're Meant to BeRabbi Michael Kushnick...

09/04/2026

After a long week, it's easy to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. The great thing is we are heading into Shabbat and the week of the High Holy Days. Here's a song to help us begin to move our hearts and minds in that direction.

Shabbat Shalom.

09/04/2026

Rosh Hashanah is one week away, and these last few days are for becoming who we want to be. Selichot begins tomorrow night at 8:45 with a special concert from the incredible musician Yoni Battat, blending our Ashkenazi traditions with the sounds of Mizrahi, Middle Eastern Jewish music. We hope you can join us Saturday night.

09/04/2026

Thank you to our amazing Board of Directors for giving their time this past weekend to help lead Anshai Torah. Our congregation is blessed with leaders who care this deeply, and we are grateful for each and every one of them.

09/03/2026

Here is a great song from our Hazzan to help us prepare for the High Holy Days next week! Hear it now so you can sing along when we are together. We hope you enjoy it.

09/02/2026

The sukkah is already up, and the excitement is building. Check out this quick video so you don't miss what's coming to Anshai Torah for the High Holidays. We hope to see you here.

09/01/2026

What if we stopped waiting for God to fix it?

Our world is full of so much brokenness, and it's easy to believe the repair belongs to someone else. In our neighborhoods, in our families, in everything we scroll past, there is plenty that needs our help right now.

The High Holy Days are built around two questions: how can I change, and how can I be a better version of myself. This year, maybe we add one more. What can I do? We already have the capacity to do some of the repairing ourselves.

Take 37 seconds with this one. It may change what we ask as the new year gets close.

08/31/2026

Here's a question as we start our week. If we could ask God for one thing, what would it be?

In our families, in our health, in our work, we usually know exactly what we would want God to take care of. This month of Elul, in these weeks before Rosh Hashanah, we recite Psalm 27 every morning and evening, and it asks for just one thing: to stay close to God all the days of our lives.

This past Shabbat's sermon starts with that one verse and ends up turning the whole idea of prayer around. In Hebrew, the word for prayer doesn't mean changing God's mind. It means working on the one who prays. So what if we came to God with no requests at all, only questions? And what if the one question we asked was, how can I help?

There is plenty of brokenness around us, and so much of the repair is already in our hands. Maybe this year we stop asking God to fix it and start asking what we can do.

Enjoy this sermon as you start your week. It may help you get off to a great start.

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