Teach Like God For ten summers I studied at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem (SHI). I gathered with rabbis from around North [...]

Every week my daughter welcomes Shabbat with a group of survivors as part of her participation on the Holocaust Museum LA’s teen advisory [...]

“Say, therefore, to the Israelite people: I am the ETERNAL. I will save you from the labors of the Egyptians and free you from their bondage. I [...]

This Shabbat we begin our reading of the Book of Exodus. We move from the family sagas of Genesis to a story of [...]

This Shabbat we read the last Torah portion in the book of Genesis. It includes a special blessing that Jacob, on his deathbed, [...]

One of my favorite poems in our siddur (prayer book) is by Leah Goldberg (1911-1970). Goldberg was born in Lithuania and after receiving a Ph.D. [...]

Tonight has lovingly become known as “Shabbanukkah”—the Sabbath that falls during the Festival of lights. It is a fantastic reminder that in the [...]

A song for Shabbat: It is good to praise the ETERNAL, to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your [...]

Reasons to Give Thanks Whenever I used to thank my Grandpa Joe, he’d reply, “Don’t thank Grandpa!” Then I’d say, “well, thank you [...]