By Josh Yudkin Sitting in the desert, the same desert to which our ancestors went for inspiration, I facilitated a meditation for Birthright participants many times. I shared how the…
By Zev Shulkin Physicians and front-line health care workers know firsthand the profound disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on all aspects of life. Simultaneously, we have also borne…
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…
Dear Families, One of the most important Jewish Values is empathy, rachamim, and one of the best ways to teach it is by modeling. Rachamim, the Hebrew word, is usually…
Dear Rabbi, In our Haggadah which we used for our seder this year, it says “on the second night of Passover, we begin counting the ‘omer.’” Nobody attending our seder…
Today is April 1, often called “April Fools’ Day.” But we Jews are not fools – no longer to be taken in by outside lying promises, or even by our…
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 Gilad Katz In the Jewish calendar, there are a variety of different holidays that the Jewish people celebrate. Some are joyful while others are more somber. Passover is the…
Dear Families, Help – it’s almost Passover! It came so early this year — but we are in luck as next year is a Jewish leap year (which comes seven…
Dear Rabbi Fried, I understand why we eat matzah on the Seder night, to commemorate what transpired at that time that the Jews left quickly, and the bread didn’t have…