By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Korach One of the relevant questions these days is, can you be friends with someone and nourish the personal relationship although you strongly disagree with their…
By Rabbi Ari SunshineParashat Shelach Lecha It can be tough to take what may seem like an unpopular position against very loud voices trying to shout you down. In this…
By Rabbi Ariel RackovskyParashat Behaalotecha As we begin yet another graduation season, heads of school, guest speakers and members of the clergy will be offering words of advice to the…
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Naso One of the most famous passages appears this week as Moses instructs the Kohanim to bless the entire nation of Israel, both in the Temple…
By Cantor Sheri Allen This Shabbat, we begin the fourth book of the Torah, B’midbar, otherwise translated as “in the wilderness.” B’midbar chronicles the next 38 years of the Israelites’…
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…