Shabbat, February 14, 2026 - Parashat Mishpatim—Forming the Justice System. After receiving the Ten Commandments from God at Mount Sinai, Moses descended from the mountain—carrying the tablets from the place where Heaven and Earth met, if only for a moment. Revelation did not remain at the summit. It was brought down into human life. Now [...]
Shabbat Yitro- Ten Commandments Watch the teaching for Shabbat, Parashat Yitro—often considered the most important Parasha in the Torah—where we receive the Ten Commandments—AKA “The Law”, the foundation of law itself. We will reflect on how at Sinai, a group of former slaves becomes a people bound not by force, but by—engraved principles—covenant, responsibility, and [...]
A special Shabbat of Song – Crossing the Sea, the Birth of a Nation Saturday, January 31 (6 Shevat) This Shabbat, as we read Parashat Beshalach, we encounter more miracles at the Sea of Reeds than in Egypt itself. This is the decisive moment of belief—the narrow place between the rock and the hard place—when [...]
Pharaoh, Power, and the Roots of Antisemitism Watch a conversation exploring the biblical Pharaoh and the enduring patterns of antisemitism in the modern world. Saturday, January 24, (6 Shevat) at NOON ET on Zoom This Shabbat, as we read Parashat Bo, we reach the culmination of the Ten Plagues and the final confrontation between Pharaoh [...]
Join me this Shabbat Parashat Va’era, which recounts the first seven of the ten plagues in Egypt. The question is often asked: why ten plagues instead of one? One traditional answer is that justice unfolds through a process, through persistence and repeated steps. When the Torah teaches, “Justice, justice, shall you pursue,” the repetition reminds [...]
Watch the recording of a specialTorah study, as we begin the Book of Exodus, moving from Genesis—the book of creation—to Exodus—the book of redemption. Saturday, January 10, 21 Tevet. Exodus tells the story of our departure from Egypt and our liberation from slavery. But redemption comes in stages. Before redemption, we must ask a harder [...]
Watch a special Torah study for the New Year from Shabbat of full moon, Saturday, January 3, 14 Tevet. This Shabbat - Parashat Vayechi - is the first Shabbat of 2026 -- a new beginning -- and it also marks the conclusion of the Book of Genesis. We read of the deaths of our patriarch [...]
Watch this special Torah study from Shabbat, Saturday, December 27. This Shabbat is the Shabbat of the great reconciliation. After twenty-two years of separation, Joseph and his brothers finally stand together again. Our Sages teach that this moment offers a glimpse of the messianic times -- a time when brothers and sisters will be reconciled, [...]
Watch a special Torah study from Shabbat, Saturday, December 20. The miracle of Chanukah of emerging from darkness into great light, reminds us that nothing is impossible with God. A small group of Hasmoneans defeated the mighty Greek army and restored the sanctity of our Temple. This message also appears in this week’s Torah portion. [...]
Watch a special Torah study from Shabbat, Saturday, December 13. This week we will learn about dreams, Joseph, his brothers, and the moment they sell him. It is the most dramatic and painful episode between human beings in the entire Bible, and in many ways, one that we are still trying to heal from its [...]
