New Beginnings
The hostages came home, and we slowly entered a week of overflowing emotion — laughter that burst out uninvited, tears …
Tag Archives: Israel
Telling Moses “We’re OK”
As a rabbi who writes a weekly essay, I’ve come to realize that I have much greater freedom since I …
What if The Torah Had Suggested Peace Instead of War?
This week’s Torah portion is the disastrous story of the 12 scouts (or were they spies?) sent into the Promised …
Together in Courage & in Prayer
The news that Israel attacked Iran to cripple their nuclear bomb program was itself a bombshell. It was as if …
Together is Better than Alone
It has been a quiet morning. Soon, I will begin going to an office every weekday, but not today. Today …
Passover 2025
It is almost Passover. A holiday that commemorates freedom and self determination.  Although this is the third Passover since …
Alone in a Crowd
We’ve all felt it—that moment of standing in the middle of a crowd yet feeling completely alone. You look around …
We Have Only Each Other
I don’t want to write about them. I don’t want to write about the two little redheaded boys and their …
A Heart-wrenching and Important Exhibit
I spent Tu B’Shevat this week on a bus to Miami and back—four hours in each direction. Along with 40 …
Agam Berger, “Hair Artist” & Hero
Tonight is known as Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Song, because this week’s Torah portion includes the Song of the …
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