Face to Face

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Tefillah: The Gate to All Good   

Tefillah is an art. Much like dancing or drawing, it must be practiced and honed to maintain its edge

Oasis in Time

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Havdalah: Celebration of Contrasts

As we return to the mundane, Havdalah reminds us to differentiate 

Fundamentals

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Power and Purpose

On Asarah b’Teves we began the descent into galus, questioning if we’d been abandoned

Afterwords

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A Seat at Hashem’s Table 

With the right focus, eating won't diminish us, but elevate us

Oasis in Time

Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Payday

Disconnected from dollars and cents, Shabbos is still the source of all profit

What a Year Can Do

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Let’s Go to Shul Today

As a new year dawns, what did we learn — and how have we changed?

Oasis in Time

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

What Remains

We linger over Shabbos, so Shabbos will linger within us

Fundamentals

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Day of Acceptance

Torah is not a guidebook, but the screenplay to Creation

A Gift Passed Along

Sunday, April 05, 2020

A Lesson Half-Eaten

For the life of me, I could not fathom what was so distressing to Rabbi Friedman

Fundamentals

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Turnabout

The Megillah is our reference point for all the unanswered questions riddling our path toward Geulah

Oasis in Time

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

On Wings of Songs

Our zemiros can slash through the wall that blocks us from Him