It is an old story: the battle of good over evil, the struggle between the powerful forces that define who we are, how we live and how we relate to one another.
This week's Torah portion, Toldot, tells the story of Jacob and Esau, twins born to elderly parents, Isaac and Rebecca. From the t…
Dear Friends,
After more than a week of battling an unprecedented 480 fires that have raged across Israel, there is much rebuilding work to be done.
Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced and thousands of acres of land have been ravaged. People must now return to their damaged homes…
Friends, this Shabbat our Young Adult and Special Affinities Director, Abbey Cohn, shares her unique perspective as a young adult on the Jewish Federation of North America's General Assembly, which several of us attended earlier in the week. I hope you learn as much from Abbey's reflection a…
More than ever, we need Shabbat this week to take time to absorb the results of this historic election. As we reflect on the transition of leadership in our country, we must also take account of what is most important to each of us as American Jews.
This week's Torah portion, Lech L'cha, tr…
The Torah portion this Shabbat, Noach, contains not one but two famous stories of humanity's past: Noah and the flood, and the Tower of Babel.
There was a time when everyone on Earth had the same language. Human society was so cohesive that people decided to "build a city and a tower with i…
