Chanukah Hope Amidst the Unthinkable   Hope is the very message of Chanukah.  Yet, tonight we feel hopelessness.   After such heartbreak in our community and our country, how do we move forward? Tonight we light one candle to remind ourselves of the miracle of a day's worth of oil that lasted for 8 nights.  Since our ancestors knew they had enough oil to burn for one day, it's reasonable to think that the first  night of Chanukah was not a miracle at all. It might stand to re

We stand at Sinai now, not only on this holy day of Shavuot, but every day, morning and night. Enjoy this meditation on receiving Torah...

Source of Life, Breath of Life,  be a Protection, Comfort and Strength to all who've lost their homes or loved ones here in Los Angeles....

God is within me. There's a beautiful piece of Torah from the Sfaf Emet. He quotes the Kabbalist Isaac Luria, who noted that when Judah...

As Chanukah ends, we have this beautiful reminder of the growing moon. The light is not always easily visible, yet there is the "Ohr...

Torah Meets Yoga It's a holy attribute to stand up straight, only not too straight! In last week's Torah reading, God said “I'm the one...

Judaism teaches Oneness

Knowing God - An Intention for Parshat Yitro When Torah was revealed to us at Mount Sinai, after the quaking and overwhelming sound and...

Keep the light of Chanukah going! There's an age-old (Talmudic) debate about whether we should start with 1 candle on the 1st night of...

During a time of uncertainty such as this, we might believe we have nothing to give. Hopelessness, uncertainty, and concern about the war...

All people are equal. All people are "chosen." Responding to a painful and complicated history, the Aleynu prayer has lines that have...

Ekev,  Devarim 7:12-11:25 Torah calls us this week, asking us- "And now, What does the Infinite ask of you? To live with awe of Being, To...

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