I often find myself disagreeing with the phrase, “It’s just a footnote in history”. I have found some of the most interesting and important facts buried, unseen by most people,...
We’re approaching the Book of Exodus in our weekly reading and if you pay attention you’ll notice a transition for our religion. Genesis is largely a collection of interactions between God and individuals. During...
I have known more than my share of families that are torn by discord. I think most of us, perhaps even all of us, are familiar with families in which brothers and...
To truly fulfill the mitzvah of Chanukah, we must put the Chanukah menorah near our windows for everyone to see. Well…nobody fulfilled this mitzah like Jasmin Moghbeli. She was on the International Space Station during Chanukah...
Typically, this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), is read during Chanukah. This year is an exception. This Shabbat, we read Miketz on the day after Chanukah.
The great rabbis Hillel and Shammai didn’t agree on much, and Chanukah is no exception. Shammai believed we should light our chanukah menorah with eight candles on the first night and diminish by one every...
If you’re anything like me you have been glued to the news over the past 24 hours as Israelis waited with bated breath for the first return of those held hostage in Gaza. I have heard Israelis...
You don’t hear much about them, and sometimes you don’t even know their names. But they are the true heroes and heroines in our lives and in our times.
