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Parashat Vayera “And [God] Appeared” Parashat Vayera begins with a laugh-out-loud story: Three angels come to home of the very elderly Abraham and Sarah’s tent. When they appear, Abraham and…

Parashat Lech Lecha “You Shall Go” The words Lech Lecha mean  “Go forth” or “Go on your way.” These words invite us to move forward. But forward into what?   These words…

Parashat Noach What happens after your world as you know it changes? When you, as you know yourself, radically shift?  Parashat Noach is a story about what it means to live…

Parashat Bereshit “In a Beginning” Good writers know the first few sentences matter. They tell readers what kind of story they’re about to enter. So, if you were writing the…

Simchat Torah Children’s connections to Simchat Torah can be quite simple – caramel apples, Torah parades, and waving flags. It’s a joyful holiday where they might see adults dancing with…

Shemini Atzeret “The Eighth Day of Ceasing” This season features many famous holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot. But even less well-known festivals can be sources of great meaning. Shemini…

Sukkot VII / Hoshana Rabbah “The Big ‘Please Save Us’” Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh and final day of Sukkot. It’s a day filled with prayers for rain and for…

Sukkot “Festival of Booths” On Sukkot, Jews around the world eat meals and spend time in temporary dwellings (sukkot) to remember the Israelites’ wandering through the desert. Some even sleep…