High Holy Days: The work of everyday decency
"Instead, focus on the small, everyday acts of decency, the simple moral choices we are called to make – especially when we feel weighed down by conflict and heated disputes."
Parashat Ki Teitzei: Words are tearing us apart
Elul is upon us. In a few weeks, we will confess our sins of the body, heart, and mind. This year, let us focus on the sins of the tongue, for they shape the confused, divided world we inhabit.
Elul: Facing ourselves, facing one another - opinion
Elul is a deep dive into ourselves, into the hidden recesses of who we are.
A nation and a story: Israel claims its destiny without shame - opinion
We must never shrink from our story. We are both a people and a faith, bound together across time, building a state grounded in both.
The great wall of Israel: Slowly building Jewish destiny over generations - opinion
There will be no swift or final victories on these fronts. Instead, like the Great Wall, our progress will come in layers – walls upon walls – built patiently over time.
Memory is our anchor in the unfolding saga of the Jewish people - opinion
Memory is essential – it deepens our experience and helps build our shared identity. In Israel, it is even more vital, reminding us that we are part of a larger, unfolding saga.
Too holy to care? Examining the ethical divide in the Jewish experience - opinion
This is a morally just war – a war of survival against enemies who openly seek our annihilation.
The unpromised land: Exile experience cannot be severed from modern Jewish history - opinion
It is crucial not to sever modern Jewish history from the interim, desert experience of the past two thousand years.
Parashat Pinchas: Every Jew is torn between hope and history
Moses does not stand alone on Nevo – we stand with him. Together, we gaze toward a future we build but may never fully enter. Together with him, many Jews look toward a land they may never cross.
Seeing the end from the beginning: Every Jew should see himself as a messianist - opinion
As we live through moments that feel charged with messianic energy, we must not shy away from pondering how these events reflect prophecy and align with God’s unfolding plan.
