After a brief chat with Brian downstairs, I was warmly welcomed into the office of Brooke Mildenberg, our Director of Early Childhood Education. We sat down together and I asked… Read More
Pinchas 5776/ 30 July 2016
When I sat down to write this D’var Torah, I had trouble finding something that I wanted to talk about. So naturally, I asked my husband Oren, “What should I… Read More
When Rebecca and I moved to Jerusalem for my third year of rabbinical school, we joined a CSA group that delivered a box of farm-fresh produce each Thursday. As the weeks… Read More
Hukat 5776/16 July 2016
I’d like to study with you the episode in today’s Parasha, of Moses’ hitting the rock and God’s pronouncement that Moses and Aaron would not enter Canaan, and to explore… Read More
The best midrashim have a fairy tale quality: kings and princesses, heroes and villains, miracles and magic. We should not, however, mistake their enchanted world for simplicity. The best midrashim, the ones… Read More