Torah
Parashat Bo: Jeremiah’s timeless promise to Israel
Empires crumble, pain persists, yet Israel survives; Jeremiah’s words offer reassurance across generations.
Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again
Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept
Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think
There is no ‘crime of Torah study’: Haredi lies about draft dodger arrests - opinion
When haredi leaders and media outlets resort to hyperbole or even deliberate falsehoods, it undermines, rather than advances, meaningful progress in this vital national conversation.
Beyond the headlines: Where will you be for the holiday prayer?
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news
Your Investments: Estate planning lessons from the Torah - Keep wills fair and balanced - opinion
Your investments: No matter how great you think your children are, do everyone a favor, and create a will where assets are split evenly among your children.
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.
Parashat Ki Teitzei: The hidden enemy and the open enemy
In these days of mercy and forgiveness, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, it is fitting to engage in soul-searching regarding our honesty in financial matters
Beyond the headlines: Brought together by a soul
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.
Elul: Facing ourselves, facing one another - opinion
Elul is a deep dive into ourselves, into the hidden recesses of who we are.
Remembering Rabbi Berel Wein: A beloved Jewish storyteller - opinion
Working side by side with Rabbi Wein to reimagine his book ‘Triumph of Survival’ - and the insights that stayed with me.
Beyond the headlines: Taking care of yourself
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.
Two congregations, two opinions as Torahs hit the floor at separate NYC services
Torah scrolls are treated with such reverence that on the rare occasions that they are dropped, it becomes news, at least in the Jewish media.
