A Rosh Hashanah SermonIn tractate Sanhedrin 17b of the Babylonian Talmud, we read: A Torah scholar is not allowed to live in a city that does not have these 10...
An Erev Rosh Hashanah SermonOne of the most powerful and important motifs that we find in the High Holy Day prayer book is the idea of the Book of Life. On Rosh...
AmericaGod bless you, America, the shelter that my ancestors sought when their children were threatened by state-sponsored persecution. God...
I Used To Wonder, But Now I Know I used to wonder how the Egyptians felt when they saw infants condemned as enemies and threats. I used to wonder what Shifra and Puah...
A Sermon for June 15thEarlier this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a quote from the New Testament to support the brutal separation of children and...
Sh'lach L'chaIn this week’s Torah portion, Sh’lach L’cha, Moses chose leaders from each tribe to form a company of scouts that would journey into the...
To whom it may concern...To the creators of television, movies, books, and whatever else captures the attention of the masses these days. I’m writing to remind...
Midrash = FanfictionSeveral weeks ago, I was teaching at a Hebrew School assembly, and I asked my students if they could tell me what midrash is. After a...
Marching Out Of The WildernessA Sermon Delivered on March 23, 2018 This week, I’ve spent some time thinking about my first bible class in Rabbinical School. One of...
In The Wake of Another School ShootingOur God, my God, God who walks with us through the trials and the dangers of our lives, God who grieves with us as we weep over our...
Hindsight...Jewish Edition...Dear Rachel, Hey lady! It's your 31 year old self again. I can't believe it. It's finally time for you to celebrate becoming a Bat...
Dear HelenDear Helen, I am writing to you today to introduce myself as one of your great-great-granddaughters. I have been studying our family’s...