Parshat Beha'alotcha
In a quote: "You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.” - Ken...
Parshat Nasso
In a quote: " The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Many of those people deserve to be in prison; however,...
Parshat Bemidbar
In a quote: "“We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.” ―...
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
In a quote: "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation"...
Parshat Emor
In last week's Dvar Torah, I suggested that impurities uniquely define us. We should embrace that which makes us impure. According to...
Parshat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Salutations all! As we meander our way through the book of Vayikra (Leviticus in English) we encounter another double parsha. Like the...
Parshat Tazria-Metzorah
Chodesh Tov! This week's parsha is a double Parsha: Tazria and Metzorah. During a leap year, these portions would be split over two...
Parshat Shmini
Salutations! In this week's email, we will examine the way in which the Torah suggests that leaders should act in times of trouble. ...
Shabbat Chol Hamoed - Pesach
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach all! We are in the midst of a very busy time. Not only do we have our annual ShnatSem and HadSem in...
Parshat Tzav - Shabbat Hagadol
Greeting, With the cleaning and scrubbing well underway, Pesach is inching closer and closer. Traditionally, the Shabbat before Pesach...