Am Yisrael Chai: The Jewish People Live

January 25, 2024

This week’s Torah portion tells the dramatic story of the Egyptians chasing the escaping children of Israel to the edge …

The Indomitable Jewish Spirit

January 19, 2024

Someone I don’t know sent me a message yesterday. It was three short words: “God bless Israel.” The sentiment is …

December 29, 2023

The name of this week’s Torah portion is Vayechi, which means “and he lived.” Ironically, it focuses more on Jacob’s …

December 7, 2023

“Speech is a path to peace.” Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, wrote these words years ago. Today, they are …

November 15, 2023

Washington D.C. was awash in positive energy on Nov. 14 as hundreds of thousands of Jews and their supporters gathered …

November 9, 2023

Tonight is the 85th anniversary of Krystallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass in Germany on November 9, 1938. On that …

October 12, 2023

I was on the phone last night with another Rabbi, and she suddenly asked me, “have you heard from any …

October 7, 2023

This weekend Jews around the world began to pray for rain. Not because we want it to rain where we …