This year’s parshat Ha’azinu is so close after Yom Kippur that I am posting it here today, erev Yom Kippur. May we see real change and real peace at the end of this year’s learning cycle. G’mar Tov! May we be written and sealed in the good book. This piece was originally published on Yeshivat…
Tag: faith
Acharei Mot: Sacred Silence and Simple Linen
We do not know what, if anything, God and Aharon say as they stare at each other through the cloud of incense. But in that moment, we can imagine a silent agreement. Forgiveness is too flimsy a word for it: maybe because all has already been forgiven. Maybe because some things are too much to…
Esther, Queen of Theater
This piece have been published by my yeshiva, I am sharing it for your consideration, comments, and questions. Purim Sameach! “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and theirentrances,” As You Like It, William Shakespeare. It is common for both individuals and communities to pray…
What Kind of Darkness – Parshat Bo
The most amazing Torah phenomenon is the ability of every parshah to bring something new every time we read it.This time I want to talk about the plague of darkness: When we encounter a “natural phenomenon” that defies the laws of nature, how do we react? Do we marvel at the miracle, or do we…
Another (not so new anymore) Adventure or Вот новый поворот.
Summer is coming to an end even though to me it feels like it somehow evaporated without actually being here. It was a strange summer, indeed, weatherlike. Cold and rainy for the most part, then turning to extreme heat for a little while, and now the days start kind of cold already, lots of rain,…
Noshing Across the Nation 