Pondering Out Loud

Jan 16, 20225 min

Some are Guilty, But All are Responsible.

Remarks from Kabbalat Shabbat, 13 Sh’vat 5782 at Kol Shalom Rockville, MD In this week’s parashah B’Shallach, after celebrating the...

Jul 8, 20214 min

Enough Is Enough

This week’s parashah is Matot-Masei (Tribes-Marches). Totally 244 verses and covering a wide range of events and topics, this double...

Feb 5, 20217 min

Yit'ro Sh’mot/Exodus 18.1 – 20.23 Summary and Commentary with a Social Justice and Reflective Lens

Yit'ro is the fifth parashah of Sh'mot, the seventeenth of the Torah, and the shortest of all the parshiyot. It begins with the return of...

Jan 17, 20217 min

Listening to the Heart

Beth El Montgomery County Sisterhood/Zhava Shabbat Resnik Memorial Lecturer, Shabbat Sh’mot Martin Luther King Weekend, January 16, 2021...

Nov 19, 20205 min

The Endless Reservoir

This week’s parshah is Tol’dot (25.19-28.), the sixth parashah of Breisheet/Genesis and the Torah. It begins with וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת...

Jun 3, 20207 min

How to Properly Count Jews

Throughout the Torah and the Talmud there are lots of numbers. One of the most famous numbers is 600,000.