The Promise of Children to Inhabit Desolate Cities
Parshat Ki Teitzei This week’s prophetic selection, the third and fifth in the series of seven haftarot of consolation, is taken from the 54th and
January 14, 2025
Parshat Ki Teitzei This week’s prophetic selection, the third and fifth in the series of seven haftarot of consolation, is taken from the 54th and
“For the righteous may fall repeatedly but they arise again.” [Proverbs 24:16] Undoubtedly, one of the more challenging biblical episodes I have had to teach
“We went out searching for our boys…and we discovered ourselves.” This week is a very emotional one in the Jewish calendar—especially here in Israel. Yom
In 1967, one month after the conclusion of the Six-Day War, I visited Israel for the first time. Clearly, the visit made a deep emotional
A Time of Joy? “V’samachta B’chagecha,” “Moadim L’simcha,” the buses in Israel proclaim the wish for a happy, joyous holiday to all from the front
I woke to the unusual sound of a police bullhorn blaring directives to, I assumed, a reluctant driver. I walked out of my apartment some
I am a very lucky person—blessed I would say. With a busy life and great expectations and hopes, it often takes something or someone to
