Parshat Re’eh: How Can We Rise Above Ourselves To Create a Better Future?
By Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.
Who are we? Who are we capable of becoming?
These questions are the core questions of the Torah portions we...
Parshat Eikev: Watch Your Step
By Rabbi Jenni Greenspan
A few years ago, when I lived in the suburbs of Indianapolis, I decided to take a walk rather than drive...
Parshat Va’etchanan: Shifting Our Perspective Toward Gratitude
By Rabbi Eric L. Abbott
Sometimes, when I feel especially contemplative, I try to see the world through my children’s eyes. Both are toddlers, and...
Parshat Devarim: Added Meaning This Year for Tisha B’Av
By Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz
Parshat Devarim is always read the Shabbat preceding Tisha B’Av (9th of Av). Tisha B’Av marks the day on which the...
Parshat Sh’lach: The Threads That Connect Us
By Rabbi David Greenspoon
The Torah reading this week concludes with the famous passage instituting the mitzvah of tzitzit, threads of a rare blue called...
Parshat Beha’alotcha: Second Chances and Positive Thinking
By Dylan Schwartzberg
Parshat Beha’alotcha
This week’s Torah portion is Beha’alotcha. In this Torah portion, the Israelites continue to travel in the desert, and the Jewish...
Parshat Nasso: The Transformative Power of Blessing
By Rabbi Tyler Dratch
I had the opportunity to attend the rabbinic ordination ceremony of my seminary, Hebrew College, a few weeks ago. This is...
Parshat Bamidbar: Taking on Responsibilities
By Lexi Kass
The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar. The name Bamidbar means “in the wilderness.” This portion is about the census of...
Passover: Counting for Freedom
By Rabbi Jenni Greenspan
Passover
I have long been fascinated by and enthralled with the counting of the Omer, perhaps because the command to count 50...
Parshat Tazria: The Power of Our Words
By Rabbi Joshua Z. Gruenberg
One of the hardest lessons to learn as a rabbi is that your word — that is to say, how...
