Weekly Parsha
Travel Light
A Commentary on Parashat Beshallach, excerpted from Rabbi Elan Babchuck and Rev. Kathleen McShane’s new book: Picking Up the Pieces: … Continue Reading
Helping Life Win Over Death
This week’s parashah brings us into a new phase of the Jewish people. We completed the book of Genesis, the … Continue Reading
Secular and Sacred
At Havdalah services, marking the end of Shabbat and distinguishing it one final time from the rest of the week, … Continue Reading
The Preconceptions that keep us from seeing what is before us
In his book, Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, Dr. Daniel Gordis describes the conceptzia – the ‘“conception’” … Continue Reading
What We Want Isn’t Always What We Need
Change what you want, instead of wanting what you don’t have.
