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Near the end of this week’s portion, Moses blesses the people on a job well done. For the previous three and half weekly Torah readings we read about the design and subsequent construction of the [...]

Last year, the Washington Post listed fourteen common suggestions from people with disabilities collected from a popular Reddit thread. First on the list was, “Don’t tell someone with a [...]

Our Rabbis teach that Moses prayed 515 times to enter the Land of Israel. Yet, his wish was denied. The greatest prophet our people have ever known ultimately faces his mortality as an outsider. [...]

If you want a spiritual high, watch someone take a leap of faith. Again and again, I have watched students—adults and children alike—step forward and push far beyond anyone’s expectations for [...]

A woman sits on the couch in my office explaining why she doesn’t feel comfortable speaking in class. A man, suffering from past traumas, tries to understand why it is so hard to connect with his [...]

At this time of year, we are beginning the Book of Exodus, the story of our liberation from Egypt.  Amidst all the imagery, drama and power, I am drawn to two conflicting images of Moses. Early [...]