Parashat Ki Tavo: The finest generation
Elul's call to confession requires more than admitting failure. Authentic teshuva also means recognizing personal growth and the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of this generation.
Torah Portion
Parashat Ki Tavo: The power of joy
Haftarat Ki Tetze: When others destroy, Jews rebuild and make things greater
Parashat Ki Tetze: Set adrift on the island of Elul
Parashat Noah: Olive leaf from paradise
Even now, our hearts beat together with those of the heroes and freed hostages, who for two years suffered in the tunnels of darkness and the shadow of death.
Message of Isaiah in Parashat Noah: Expanding Israel's borders a vision of redemption after exile
Just as Noah emerged from the ark to rebuild civilization, Israel emerges from centuries of dispersion to rebuild its land and infuse it with holiness.
Parashat Noah: The gift and the duty
Miracles should serve as wells of faith for the future. Before we begin our daily prayers, we recall past miracles and past redemptions.
Parashat Bereshit: The Israeli hostages and the Haftorah
The images of young men starved and tortured in propaganda videos released by their evil Hamas captors seared the conscience of our people.
Parashat Bereshit: The lesson of Cain
A person who lives wrongly not only harms himself but also those around him.
Haftarat Ha’azinu: A song for our time
As we celebrate Sukkot this year, amid the shadows of Oct. 7, let us draw strength from the songs of Moses and David.
