Listen to an audio version Everybody needs a hero, but often we do not get the one we expect. The parasha for Yom Kippur, Leviticus chapter 16, describes the heroic actions of Aaron the Cohen Gadol. Like most true heroes he had to rise to an occasion greater than anything on his resume. I...
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Listen to an audio version If you look in Torah you will not see a Holy Day called Rosh Hashanah. It is referenced as Yom Teruah, or the day of the blasting of the shofar. This is altogether appropriate since the blowing of the shofar is the liturgical highlight of the holiday. In fact...
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“I am now one hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer be active.” (Devarim 31:1) With that surprising realization, Moses begins his final address to the children of Israel. When Moses completes this address, he will have accomplished what few others take the opportunity to do. With the completion of Devarim Moses...
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The events of the past years have caused me to think a lot about the fragility of our world. It has only become more intensified over the past several months with the threat of nuclear war. The events of the past several weeks have caused me to feel even more distressed about the fragility...
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