One Tiny Candle

May 25, 2022

One tiny candle. That is all it takes to push back the darkness, move the shadows into the corners where …

A Candle Burns in the Dark

May 30, 2021

Something beautiful happens at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion. Aaron is instructed to mount lamps at the entrance …

January 14, 2021

Something unusual happened to me today. I was asked to open a meeting with a prayer. Normally, that’s not unusual. …

December 17, 2020

For a brief time on this last night of Hanukkah, millions of small candles were lit. The world was a …

June 21, 2019

This week’s Torah portion is filled with events that have been discussed at length over the centuries. (You’ll find it …

May 31, 2018

There are many ways to dispel darkness. We turn on lights all the time without thinking. But there are some …

January 19, 2018

I love my home. I love the art, the plants, the books, even the furniture. Everything in it tells me …

December 15, 2017

This is the d’var Torah that I shared at Congregation Kol HaNeshama tonight: Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukah, …

December 14, 2017

We are halfway through the eight nights of Hanukah, lighting one candle, then two, adding another each day to celebrate …