Monthly Archives:October 2021
Toward Shabbat: Hayei Sarah
When my grandfather died in the spring of 2003, I was nearly 10,000 miles away. Privileged with an opportunity to travel in Southeast Asia, I ...
Shabbat Hayei Sarah
Parashat Hayei Sarah begins with the death of Sarah and ends with the death of Abraham, and it is here that for the first time ...
Toward Shabbat: Vayera
The midrash teaches that in her laughter after the birth of Yitzhak, Sarah “increased the light of the luminaries.” Rashi explains that she laughed on ...
D’var Torah: Parashat Lekh Lekha and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
I was a baby when Roe v. Wade was decided. I did not grow up wondering, should I ever need an abortion, whether I could ...
Toward Shabbat: Lekh Lekha
As the children pray, they look intently at us as they try to follow the motions while they sing. “Shema”—we place our hands next to ...
Toward Shabbat: Noah
We don’t hear much of Noah’s worry in this week’s parashah. In fact, he doesn’t say one word from the moment he was chosen to ...
Toward Shabbat: Bereshit
For many years now, I have been quite obsessed with the origins and the story of my family. Before arriving in Argentina in the early ...