Recent Writings

In Parashat “Bo”(Go) Moses and Aaron continue to plead with Pharaoh to let the Israelites go free. Because Pharoah refuses, God is is co-erced into raining down the…

In parashat Va’era („And I appeared“) we learn more about the relationship between God and the Jewish people and about the promise to give the Land of Israel…

A few weeks ago, the film Exodus – Kings and Gods was launched and, in anticipation of the upcoming Torah readings about the liberation of the Israelites from…

Year 3 Genesis 49:27-50:26 (Plaut p 313; Hertz p 187)Haftarah I Kings 2:1-12 (Plaut p 323; Hertyz p 191)Jacob’s final blessing to his children and grandchildren precedes demand…

Year 3 Genesis 46:28-47:27 (Plaut p 293; Hertz p 174) Haftarah Ezekiel 37:15-28 (Plaut p 302; Hertz p 178)The great re-union of Joseph and his aged father Jacob/Israel…

Stories have great power. We tell stories about ourselves and about our communities because they give our lives meaning, and they help us navigate between the past and…

Genesis 39:1-40:23 (Plaut p 252; Hertz p 147. )Haftarah Amos 2:6-3:8. (Plaut p 263; Hertz p 152)The parashah tells the stories of how Jacob’s other sons sold Joseph…