As Cantor Michaeli shared in this space just last week, we are currently in the period of the Counting of the Omer, during which many Jewish people count each day Continue Reading »
As I sit down to write this week’s Shabbat message for the e-letter, I am struggling to move beyond the many challenges that surround us. It seems that our world Continue Reading »
In this week’s Torah portion, Beshalach, music is the highlight of our story. After the sea splits and the Israelites are on the other side, we read, “Az yashir Moshe Continue Reading »
Dear Friends, I write this D’var Torah just before I begin 2 months of my 6-month sabbatical that the congregation so graciously affords me. Sabbaticals are an opportunity for spiritual Continue Reading »
The title of this week’s Torah portion is Vayigash, which means to “draw near” or to “approach.” In this parasha, we find one of the most emotional moments in the Continue Reading »
This past week, all of us were shocked by yet another assassination of a political leader: Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist who galvanized millions of people and had a Continue Reading »
On this Shabbat we read Parashat Eikev, the third parasha of Devarim or Deuteronomy. The portion is a continuation of Moses’ speech to the Israelites as they stand ready to Continue Reading »
Parashat Balak takes its title from Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab. Afraid that the Israelites will attack his nation, Balak invites Bala’am, a well-known pagan prophet, to curse the people of Israel. At first, Continue Reading »
It seems every day I turn on the news, I hear about more change. We are in unchartered territory in our American life where what many of us thought were Continue Reading »
In this week’s Torah portion, we encounter a difficult moment in the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. The following scene unfolds between Korach and his followers (a group of 250 Continue Reading »
