Chumash Shmot – Video

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A Jewish Woman’s Power – Parshat Pikudei

We often refer to God as "He" - but God's presence on earth, the "Shechina" is a femine noun. "He" is "She."

An Audience with the Queen – Parshat Vayakhel/Pikudei

How do you feel when your audience with Her Majesty goes on for half an hour longer than scheduled?

Are the Jews Traitors? – Parshat Shemot

A common accusation against Jews is that they hold a divided loyalty. This is true but it's not the divided loyalty that most people think.

Bringing Back the Light – Parshat Va’Era

When my father (olav haShalom) was saying Kaddish for his own father, he once told me something very sincere. He said he felt a little disappointed with the Kaddish – the memorial prayer for the dead. He said, “It doesn’t say anything about the person who passed away. It doesn’t describe their life, their goodness, […]

Do You Believe in God? – Parshat Teruma

Each one of us can make our lives a space of holiness and feel the presence of God. Here's how...

Do You Remember? – Parshat Beshalach

Parshas Beshalach is about memory and forgetting. How can a People who has just witnessed miracles that shook the world—the plagues, the Exodus, the splitting of the sea—only days later, forget? They panic. They complain. They say, “Was it for the lack of graves in Egypt that you took us out to die in the wilderness…?” How can you forget something so overwhelming?

Don’t Feed The Cats! Parshat Mishpatim

The Torah commands us not to cause unnecessary suffering to animals, Not just for the sake of the animal, but because cruelty damages the human soul. Parshas Mishpatim is about caring when no one is looking. The Torah demands kindness precisely where there is no gratitude, no recognition. Animals won’t thank you.