The haftarah for Parshat Yitro recounts the call to prophecy of Yeshayahu, a moment of initial contact with the Divine that ...

Not metaphorically—literally. A report card. A letter. A photograph. Each one demands a verdict: Keep me. Save me. Pass me on. Or let me go. As I prepare to relocate, I find myself standing in ...

But he insists on something far more radical: that Jewish history is governed by a promise which no exile can annul. “Though ...

The plague of darkness starts in an unfeeling heart. When we ignore cries from Iran—risking all for freedom—our hearts harden like stone. As individuals, societies, and humanity, we must awaken. Tune ...

While reading Parshat Vayishlach this year, I was struck by the imbalance between speech and silence and what it suggests about power and action. On one hand, we see Jacob’s detailed plans and spoken ...

Rabbi, Benjamin D. Sternman is the spiritual leader of Adat Chaverim in Plano, Texas. Rabbi Sternman received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell, followed by his MBA. He entered the world of corporate ...

"...Thus, the true source of the tension between Yehuda and Yosef was this clash between an emphasis on Chessed, versus an ...

In parshat Shemini: Following the seven days of their inauguration, Aaron and his sons begin to officiate as kohanim (priests). Aaron’s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu, offer a “strange fire before ...

In any international kvetching contest, we Jews will undoubtedly qualify in the top tier (“What?! Such a bad-tasting sandwich, and such small portions, too?!”). We all too often have a knack for ...