The Day After Yom HaShoah (2025)We are a people who mark sacred time with intention. Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism, was yesterday. Soon will…1d ago1d ago
The Danger of Unrestrained Power (Shemini)Parashat Shemini is one of the most difficult portions in the entire Torah.5d ago5d ago
Chol HaMoed: Trees Still BloomWe’re here, suspended in time. Chol HaMoed, the in-between days of Pesach. Not quite the full chag, not quite ordinary days. We’ve left…Apr 17Apr 17
Cups Not Yet Full: A Seder ReflectionYesterday, for the seventh year, I was honored to represent UJA at Citi Headquarters in New York City at their annual Pesach…Apr 16Apr 16
We Are Enough: A Pesach ReflectionWe are praying — praying with broken hearts — for our 59 brothers and sisters who remain captive. Twenty-four of them, we believe, are…Apr 11Apr 11
Not Ready, And Ready: A Passover ReflectionBut this morning, as my wife and I were cleaning for Pesach, preparing our home for the festival of freedom, I noticed the time. My daily…Apr 10Apr 10
The Weight of Sacred Work (Pekudei)A confession. Over the years, I’ve been asked a question more times than I can count: How do you come up with something to say, week after…Mar 28Mar 28
What Will We Build? (Pekudei)Parshat Pekudei, the final portion of the Book of Exodus, remains deeply enmeshed in the details of constructing the Mishkan, the sacred…Mar 27Mar 27
