Click HERE to watch a video of our Author’s Night with Anne Goldman who read from and discussed Stargazing In the Atomic Age. Anne’s powerful provocations and reflections on the intellectual and artistic power of Jews in the nuclear age… Read More »
Click HERE for the first video in a new series: Siddur Gems – Modeh Ani: A Soulfelt Attitude of Gratitude. Siddur Gems are teachings about Jewish liturgy and our prayer-lives. I’ll explore the language of tfillot, music for our prayers,… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for Inspiration For the Three Weeks – Why We Fast, Where to Affix Our Focus. This past Sunday began the Three Weeks period between the fast of 17 Tammuz and Tisha B’Av. How does fasting focus us?… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for Angels Not Adversaries. Just a quick take on the angels in our lives – who can sometimes seem like adversaries. Shabbat Shalom!… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for Red Cows, Life and Death. Rashi tells us that our rituals might be challenged. We ourselves may sense that we need a rational explanation for the rites we perform. Look to the heart and revive the… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for “Korah’s Rebellion, Rashi’s Cut.” Was it a legitimate rebellion or a fatal mistake? Salubrious for society or sinful to the core? Click HERE (video) for “Bearing the Iniquity of the Priesthood, Receiving the Gift with Joy.”… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for “Old Is Good & Aging is Sage-ing.” This Shabbat talk is dedicated to all those who are acquiring hearts of wisdom and know “being old” is a mindset. Rashi and the Torah encourage us to take… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for God Bless You and Keep You. The famous Kohenic blessing is recited in public recitations of the Amidah and by parents for their children. Brides and grooms beneath their chuppahs receive the blessing, too. Explore the… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon HaDegel Sheli, Our Flags & Our Future. Flags are symbols of hope and unity despite their differnet colors. According to our tradition, the Israelites saw that angels praised God raising flags aloft. Raising our… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for “Ownership is Foundational to Free Society, So Why Do We Disown our Fields Once Every Seven Years?” The Torah supports a communitarian approach to societal living not communism or socialism! How does Shmittah teach a philosophical… Read More »