May 3, 2025“Purge the holy place from impurity.” - Leviticus 16:16 Arriving in New York, my grandparents and great-grandparents discovered a new…
April 30, 2025When King Hezekiah fell gravely ill, the prophet Isaiah came to him and said, “Put your house in order, for…- April 25, 2025Lately, everything I read is colored by a deepening concern for the state of our democracy. Even sacred texts, once…
April 17, 2025“This is a law for all time throughout the ages for you must distinguish between the sacred and the profane,…
April 15, 2025"What’s the difference between depression and anxiety?" my friend asked over lunch. Depression keeps you fixated on the past. Anxiety…
April 7, 2025Renewing Freedom Seder (A song of welcome framing the event) Circle 'round for freedom, Circle 'round for peace; For all…
April 3, 2025I have begun cleaning the house in preparation for Passover. My grandmother might have said we were getting rid of…
March 28, 2025It shall be that when he [realizes his] sin and incurs guilt. וְהָיָה֮ כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָ֣א וְאָשֵׁם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֨יב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָ֜ה We have leaders…
March 22, 2025יַּ֨רְא מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־כׇּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ עָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה כֵּ֣ן עָשׂ֑וּ וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֹתָ֖ם מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And when Moses saw that they…
March 16, 2025"I heard you the first time," I might have said to family members who repeated instructions to me. Repetition can…
