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May God Bless You

This week’s Parsha, Parshat Naso, contains one of the most beautiful and familiar passages in the entire Torah. It is the Priestly...

Everything is on Loan, and We're Going to Have to Give it Back

Having worked for 23 years for Hillel on college campuses, I learned the value and power of a sabbatical. Not that I ever got one, but...

Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink

Parshat Tzav OK, I’ll admit it. Much of the Book of Leviticus really grosses me out. There’s not a lot of water in this week’s Torah...

Remember

I hope everyone is happy. Because… it’s Adar, and remember, if you’re not happy, fake it. Lest we forget, we must remember that during...

The Ten Water Suggestions

The Ten Commandments This week’s Torah Portion, Parshat Yitro, contains what is arguably one of, if not the most important and sacred...

Be the Blessing

Parshat VaYeitzei This week's Parsha, VaYeitzei, contains the famous story of Jacob's Ladder. As Jacob fled from the wrath of his brother...

Open Our Eyes

Parshat Lech-Lecha Called by God to separate himself from the society of idolators in which he was born and raised, this week’s Torah...

Just One Word

We may be mistranslating a critical word in the first chapter of the Torah. How does that shape the way humans view our role in this world?

A Fiddler on the Roof?

One of my favorite movies of all time is “Fiddler on the Roof.” In the very first scene Tevye says: “Because of our traditions, we've...

Darkness Upon the Face of the Deep

“In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the...