Lech Lecha: The Essence of Judaism
October 12, 2006
Every Day is Mother’s Day
February 23, 2005
Vayera: Parallel Realities
November 13, 2005
Your Fellow is Golden
April 25, 2026
Devotion Can’t Be Selfish
April 19, 2026
Post Passover Reflections: Linking The Past, Present, and Future
April 16, 2026
The Torah begins with the Genesis of history—the creation of the world. The Torah is not a history book. It is a manual for life —the world Torah means instruction. When we see a historical nugget in the Torah, we must ask why it was included, what instruction for life …
We can look at our fellow and just see their faults, or just see their strengths. The Torah enjoins us to see our fellow as golden.
Is Talking Enough?
We live in a world of action. If you want something to be real, you can’t just talk about it, you have to do something about it. Talking about love is not enough. Even if you truly love your words aren’t real until you do something to show …
These past two days have been the most difficult for our people in the last fifty years. It was Simchat Torah, a time for rejoicing, yet it was a time of horror. Nearly a thousand members of our family were brutally murdered, more than a hundred were taken hostage, and …

