We Will Light The Candles

December 14, 2025

It happened again. And again I felt the familiar combination of being heartbroken and not in the least surprised. Jews …

Look Up

July 11, 2024

This week’s Torah portion has so much to offer that I barely know where to begin. This is one of …

December 13, 2023

Thursday night this week is the last night of Hanukkah. We will fill our hannukiot (aka menorahs) with candles as …

May 22, 2020

Bamidbar. “In the desert.” That’s the name of this week’s Torah portion, and it’s also how many of us feel …

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 …