Rosh Hashanah 5777/4 October 2016
We are playing a new game in our home this season. Our daughter, Zohar, is marching around with empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, and when Annie or I ask her… Read More
Rosh Hashanah 5777/3 October 2016
Authors’ note: The following is a d’var Torah we co-wrote. Each of us delivered it on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in one of the BZBI High Holy Day services…. Read More
Rosh Hashanah 5777/2 October 2016
A rabbi walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender looks up and says, “Hey, that’s neat, where did you get it?” And the parrot replies,… Read More
Nitzavim 5776/1 October 2016
In the next few weeks we will all encounter a massive amount of liturgy that will leave us feeling by equal measure uplifted and exhausted. Much of it is specific… Read More