How We Speak: The Talmud Weighs In
by Rabbi David Woznica The role of the priest is front and center in the Torah reading this week. It is the priest’s [...]
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 [...]
What’s on Your Bedside Table?
by Rabbi David Woznica Prior to the electronic and digital era, friends often began conversations with “What’s on Your Bedside Table?” It was [...]
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 [...]
The Death of Heroes
By Rabbi Josh Knobel This Sunday, HBO will televise the first half of Leaving Neverland, a documentary about Michael Jackson’s alleged pedophilia. The [...]
Remembering to Be Better
by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback Imagine having the most embarrassing, shameful episode of your life broadcast publicly each year. It’s the stuff of nightmares. Yet it’s [...]
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 [...]
Remembering Debbie Friedman
By Cantor Emma Lutz Composer and musician Debbie Friedman brought a new voice to the Reform movement starting in the 1970's, lighting up [...]
No Loyalty to Royalty
by Rabbi Ron Stern The Jewish people had kings (and one queen) ruling over them for nearly 1,000 years. How many can you [...]
Tu Bishvat: A New Year for All Life
by Rabbi Josh Knobel Though the Western world celebrates January 1 with revelry and spectacle, Jewish new years are a little different. The [...]