Here’s a sermon I delivered last week on Parashat Ki Tissa, which is most famous for the story of the Golden Calf. It draws upon the commentary of a renegade Hasidic teacher, Rabbi Mordecai of Ishbitz. Read More...

Tags: Ki Tissa

This week’s Torah portion brings us a wealth of practical legal advice. After the soaring generalities of the 10 Commandments, the portion we call Mishpatim (Rules) gets down to the nitty-gritty of day to day morality. Read More...

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Catching up, moving forward, and preparing for Jonathan Slater’s visit! Read More...

Tags: Yitro, Mindfulness, IJS

Hanging in my study is a print by the Jewish artist Amram Ebgi. It portrays the patriarch, Jacob, dreaming his famous Ladder Dream…
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Tags: Vayetze, Jacob, Refugee

What is is about a warm bowl of soup on a cold, nasty day? Read More...

Tags: Jacob, Esau, lentils, desire, Toldot