Recounting our Journeys Jewish time operates in cycles; we cycle through reading the entire Torah in a year, and in…
Two Minutes of Torah
A scene in Fiddler on the Roof goes as follows: One person makes a statement and the main character Tevye…
Have you ever smacked a vending machine when the candy or soda you bought did not fall to the bottom…
The parshiot in the book of Numbers/Bamidbar reflect the deep discord that happens between humans when the heat, both literal and metaphorical,…
This week’s parsha, Shlach L’cha, contains within it one of my favorite verses of Torah. To set the scene: the…
Traveling through the Wilderness We are living through what feels like an unprecedented time. Had there only been a global…
Balanced Blessings This week’s portion, Parshat Naso, includes one of the most iconic passages in the Torah: The 3-fold Birkat Kohanim—the…
The Nazirite’s vow: no wine, and no haircuts and, of course, impeccable service to God. While Judaism doesn’t have an…
This week’s portion, Bamidbar, the first in Sefer Bamidbar, begins with a census that inspired the designation of this 4th book of…
Spending day after day in my home with my only commute being walking to and from my home office, the…