From a Distance
Recently I asked my students what Judaism is. Their varied responses all pointed to a similar conclusion: Judaism is having a target on my back,
Recently I asked my students what Judaism is. Their varied responses all pointed to a similar conclusion: Judaism is having a target on my back,
Parshat Noach is guiding us on how to deal with our life today. Within the first few verses of the parsha, the Torah says, “וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת
In Parshat Bereshit, we learn about God creating the world. Everything we have, every single person, and all the objects in the world were created
What are you going to take out of Sukkot? For one week, we will live in a home that has somewhere between two and a
Is there a more perfect month for us to read parshat Haazinu? Hashem had asked Moshe and Yehoshua in parshat Vayelech to write a song
Since the month of Elul started, we have been waiting for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Sephardim started Selichot a few weeks ago. Ashkenazim
“But I didn’t know!” That famous line we hear from children, students, siblings and anyone looking for an excuse. In parshat Nitzavim, Moshe is teaching
Parshat Ki Tavo alludes to the fact that every day we have a choice to make. The third Torah portion says, on this day, we
As the month of Elul begins, we start using this month as a time of retrospect to think of how we have changed and what
When we read Parshat Shoftim, we should remember that hope is a necessity in life. In life, some things may take longer than expected, but
Parshat Re’eh begins with being told that Hashem has given us both a blessing and a curse. How could this thing that Hashem has given
This week’s parsha, Eikev, means to follow and in the first verse, it says when we follow Hashem and His Torah, then Hashem will show