February 26, 2026
The Olympics came to a close this weekend, concluding our bi-annual celebration of athletic prowess and national pride. In a political climate where supporting one’s country is perhaps as hard […]
February 12, 2026
If they were alive to see it today, the Maccabees would hate the way American Jews celebrate Chanukah. For the Hasmoneans (the dynasty the Maccabees founded), the central conflict of […]
January 30, 2026
If Donald Trump is good at one thing, it is controlling the narrative. The man has been impeached twice, precipitated an insurrection, been linked to multiple sex scandals, and abused […]
January 8, 2026
When I told my mother that I went to see the new David movie, her first question was, “Was it super Christian?” It wasn’t an unreasonable question. As I sat […]
December 18, 2025
As a rabbi, politics can be a very dangerous subject. On the one hand, ignoring America’s political landscape risks rendering the work we do in the synagogue tone-deaf and oblivious. […]
November 13, 2025
There are few concepts as polarizing and divisive in today’s society as that of Zionism. To be a Zionist is, at the same time, a powerful ingroup and a cruel […]
October 1, 2025
“On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed; how many shall pass away and how many shall be born. Who shall live and who shall die.” […]
September 26, 2025
At one point, he was my closest friend in the entire world. But now, we haven’t spoken in almost four years. It isn’t as if my childhood best friend and […]
September 3, 2025
Of all the books of the Torah, Deuteronomy might be the easiest to understand, yet the hardest to experience in the real world. Standing on the precipice of the Promised […]
July 30, 2025
At the turn of the 20th century, Judaism was at an inflection point. The emancipation happening throughout Europe meant that Jews were finding their identities amidst their native lands, while […]