Rabbi Yoshi is currently in Poland leading the 40 person Stephen Wise Temple delegation on the March of the Living. This Shabbat he shares some reflections from their visit to Auschwitz. On the morning [...]

Passover is our time of joy and liberation. It's a time of release, of going forth from bondage to freedom. It's a time of hope, a time of “l'shana haba'a b'Yerushalayim!” This makes the [...]

After the seder each year comes the Sabbath of chol ha-mo’ed Pesach (the intermediary days of the holiday). The question is no longer just, “What does the story mean?” It is the urgency of: “What are [...]

To offer a sacrifice in ancient Israel, you needed fire. And since sacrifices were offered daily, the Torah instructs the priests in this week’s parasha to kindle an אֵשׁ תָּמִיד (eish tamid)—a fire that never goes [...]

As a kid growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, March 17 meant remembering to wear something green to school—or risk getting pinched by a classmate. Today, that date carries a very different and far more meaningful [...]