Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, is this week. It begins Thursday evening and continues through Shabbat.

As we move forward in our 50 day journey of Counting the Omer, we begin to focus on Shavuot. However, our Torah portion is about Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement!

This week our Torah portion is about the installation of the priesthood and the seriousness of walking in holiness before God. It is appropriate for this time of year because we are at the beginning of the important season that we refer to as "Counting the Omer." This is the period between the offering of the early firstfruits and the offering of the latter firstfruits.

Many voices within the Jewish community have noted how deeply our observance of Passover in April 2024 is marked by trial and difficulty.

This past Shabbat, I began a series on virtues that concretize what it means to draw closer to God. It is vitally important that we...

Each week, the liturgy of our Shabbat morning service is a dramatization of the covenant at Sinai. We are reminded of our calling, the...

This week our Torah portion begins the Book of Numbers. The Hebrew name is Bamidbar which means "In the Wilderness". It is the story of...

This week our Torah portion is about the installation of the priesthood and the seriousness of walking in holiness before God. It is...