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Parashat Va’Etchanan “And I Pleaded” /Shabbat Nachamu “Shabbat of Comfort” I remember sitting with this parashah and feeling upset for Moshe. Here’s a man who gave his all, leading a stubborn people…

Tisha b’Av Tisha b’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It is a day of fasting and reflection as we remember major destructions in our history: the First Temple in…

Parashat Devarim “[These Are The] Words” / Shabbat Chazon “Shabbat of Vision” Do we lead with Jewish joy, or Jewish rebuke? That is the question that has been filling my heart for the past…

Rosh Chodesh Av The Hebrew month of Av is defined by two holidays.  Tisha B’Av, the 9th, marks the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem—first by the Babylonians, then by…

Parashat Matot-Masei “Tribes-Journeys” When does the richness of two traditions, religions, or heritages quietly become a decision? For most interfaith couples, it arrives somewhere between the engagement and the first…

Parashat Pinchas In Parashat Pinchas, we meet five bold sisters: Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. These women have no brothers, and when their father dies, they see in the inheritance…

Tzom Tammuz “Fast of Tammuz” I’m going to tell you a secret – I don’t miss the Temple.  For most Jews in 2026, that might not seem like such a…