Shabbat Devarim: The Most Important Lessons in the Torah Recorded Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 4 Av 5786 As Moses prepares to part from the people of Israel, he looks back on their journey and offers them the lessons he believes they will need most for the future. Like a parent preparing children to move [...]
American and Jewish Independence Recorded Saturday, July 4, 2026 | 19 Tamuz 5786 As America marked its 250th Independence Day, Rabbi Gadi Capela reflected on the meaning of freedom in both the American and Jewish traditions. From the ideals of the Declaration of Independence to the Exodus from Egypt, this teaching explores a deeper understanding [...]
Parashat Korach: What Is Worth Fighting For? Recorded Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 5 Tamuz 5786 In Parashat Korach, Korach and his followers challenge the leadership of Moses and Aharon, raising questions that remain deeply relevant today: When is it right to challenge authority? What makes a disagreement just? And what transforms dissent into division? [...]
Parashat Emor A Second Chance in Life Saturday, May 2, 2026 / 15 Iyar 5786 Zoom at Noon Tonight – A Second Passover One of the central themes this Shabbat is the bringing of the Omer to the Temple, the first fruits of the trees. The Omer represents the 49 steps we climb from Passover [...]
Parashat Acharei-Kedoshim What is life after death? Saturday, April 25, 2026 Zoom at Noon Join me this Shabbat for the double portion. It begins with Acharei Mot—“After the Death”—recalling the tragic death of Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, who brought a “strange fire” before God, teaching us about the awe, responsibility, and discipline required [...]
Parashat Tazria-Metzora What does it mean to be pure? Saturday, April 18, 2026 Parashat Tazria–Metzora invites us to reflect on the profound and often misunderstood concepts of purity (taharah) and impurity (tumah). These categories are not about hygiene or moral worth, but about spiritual states connected to life and death, presence and absence. Moments such [...]
Parashat Shmini After the Rebirth Parashat Shmini – The Meaning of Eight and Rebirth Parashat Shmini comes immediately after the eight days of Passover, and its very name—Shmini, meaning “eighth”—invites us to reflect on the significance of the number eight in Jewish thought. While seven represents the natural order of creation, such as the seven [...]
Shabbat, February 21, 2026 - Parashat Terumah—Building the House of God on earth. How do we build a heavenly footstool for God on earth? Last Shabbat, we explored the foundations of justice—the courts and ethical systems that God commands us to establish so that He can dwell among us. Justice creates the conditions for God’s [...]
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 [...]
