“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling with a family member of one of
Read moreThis week’s parasha is Re’eh, (“see”) and begins, “See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of Adonai your God that I
Read moreThis week’s parasha, Eikev, includes these words of caution:“When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses to live in, and your herds and flocks have multiplied, and
Read moreThis week’s parasha, Va-etchanan (I pleaded) begins with an honest and unflinching first-person account by Moses as he dares to once again bring up with God the subject of not
Read moreThis week’s portion, Devarim, is the first of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. Devarim means “words”, and begins, “These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel.”
Read moreEarlier this week, I was in Aspen, CO, for a conference organized by the Harold Grinspooon Foundation. Harold is the visionary philanthropist who dreamed up PJ Library® ten years ago. He
Read moreThis week’s parasha, Pinchas, describes the devastating news that Moses receives from God that he will not be allowed to enter the Promised Land. After all that he had done
Read moreEarlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC), located only an hour north of Rockville in Waynesboro, PA. It was a beautiful summer
Read moreThis week’s parasha is one of the most perplexing of the Torah In Chukkat, God forbids Moses and Aaron from entering the Promised Land. The reason, we are told, is
Read moreKorach’s challenge of Moses and Aaron’s leadership is at the center of this week’s Torah portion of the same name. More important than the mini-rebellion (which does not end well for
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