By Rabbi Charlie Cytron-WalkerParashat Behar-Bechukotai The Torah contains powerful ethical teachings that are celebrated throughout Jewish tradition: Every person was created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). Love your neighbor as…
By Rabbi Dan Lewin This Friday is the widely celebrated day known as Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer. It comes as a singular bright spot in a…
By Rabbi Michael CohenParashat Acharei Mot n the lead to this week’s Torah portion, after a seven-day ordination ritual for Aaron and his sons to initiate the Priesthood and worship…
By Rabbi Geoffrey DennisParashat Tazria-Metzora To a devout Jew, and, even more so a rabbi, all parashiyot are equal. Torah always has something to say to us. But, to paraphrase…
By Rabbi Dan Lewin The 49-day period between Pesach and Shavuot is known as “the counting of the Omer.” This countdown — a mitzvah each day — is not simply…
One would do well to wonder why it took the dividing of the sea for the Children of Israel to enter a state of wonderment. Surely the successive plagues visited…
By Rabbi Yaakov GreenParashat Tzav This week all over the world, Jews make ready their homes, cleaning and cooking, polishing and scrubbing, getting ready to celebrate the night of all…
By Rabbi Dan Lewin This week we began a new month — Nissan. Nissan is the first month in the Jewish calendar. Every month has a unique theme and opportunity…
By Rabbi Adam RoffmanParashat Vayakhel-Pikudei This week, as we mark one year since many of our shuls, schools and community centers first shut their doors as the COVID-19 crisis began…
By Rabbi Seymour RosselParashat Ki Tissa There were no government forms to fill out at Sinai, but in this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tissa, Moses is commanded to take…