Not-So-Good Friday

April 18, 2025

I began writing today about Good Friday and the concept of baseless hatred. But I don’t want to revisit the …

Israel’s Implosion

July 26, 2023

Tonight begins the saddest day of the Jewish year, the day we commemorate the two times that the Temple in …

July 20, 2022

“How lovely are your tents O Jacob, your dwelling places Yisrael.” These were the words of the non-Jewish prophet Balaam …

June 19, 2020

The events of this week’s Torah portion align perfectly with the social landscape in our nation today. In it, 12 …

March 15, 2019

“They are us.” These were the words of New Zealand’s Prime Minister today, in reaction to the horrific attacks and …

October 27, 2018

This morning, during a baby naming service at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, a man walked in and while …

July 20, 2018

Tomorrow night is the 9th day of the month of Av, the date on which both Temples in Jerusalem were …