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This week’s parasha, Haazinu – “give ear” – frames a powerful scene, during which Moses makes his final speech to the Israelites. He passionately proclaims, “Give ear, O heavens, let me

Two of our grandchildren visited with us recently. The younger, three years old, is at that wonderful stage of trying out her independence while keeping her parents and grandparents within sight,

This week’s parasha, Nitzavim, brings us to the close of the Israelites’ wandering and foretells their entry into the Promised Land. We are also approaching the close of Elul, the month

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington joins in mourning the passing of Shimon Peres, z”l, the last of a generation of Israel’s founders. Peres was universally recognized as one of

This week’s parasha, Ki Tavo, opens with a commandment to the Children of Israel. After settling the land that God has given them, they are told to gather some of the

This week’s portion, Ki Tetze, is filled with rules and regulations that would be critical for a new society in a new land. The narration brings example after example of how uneven power

“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

This 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

This 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