The Case of the Hidden Chametz
by Rabbi Sari Laufer As a fan of Nancy Drew, I always thought that if I were to write a Jewish version, I [...]
The Voices of Israel
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Once, I was hit by an egg. It was hard-boiled, it was thrown at me, it hit me in [...]
All You Need is Love
by Rabbi Sari Laufer After this weekend at Wise Family Camp (February 7-9, 2020: Save the Date!), I was feeling nostalgic for sleepaway [...]
A Blessing Before You Go
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Facebook has already started making its year end videos, making it seem like 2019 is even closer than it [...]
In the Darkness: Rosh Chodesh Kislev
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Almost a decade ago, Ben and I were lucky enough to spend two weeks in Thailand. As it happened, [...]
The Gift of Starting Over
by Rabbi Sari Laufer “I know that story!” It’s a refrain I hear often, usually on Friday mornings when I am with our [...]
On the Cusp of the Month of Elul: Getting Ready for the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Sari Laufer Just two weeks before his death, Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and author, published his final piece of [...]
Once More Into the Breach:
On July 4th and the 17th of Tammuz
By Rabbi Sari Laufer Thanks perhaps to a decade’s worth of sleepaway camp fireworks displays, I have an unabashed love of popular Americana [...]
Shine Bright
by Rabbi Sari Laufer "This little light of mine....I'm going to let it shine....." Throughout history, a candle flickering in a window [...]