Humanity has expanded rapidly since the days of the Torah. In his anthropological treatise, Sapiens, Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harari...

When God created humanity, things didn’t go so well the first time. Or the second time. Or even the third time. From Adam and Eve eating...

God, as a character in the Torah, takes on many forms. In the Garden of Eden, God is described as “walking about the garden.” (Genesis...

Biblical Noah is best known for his zoological prowess. The story of his massive boat with two of every animal is one of the easiest...

“In the beginning…” The Torah begins at the beginning of the universe, with God starting to create the world. This first portion of the...

The following was an editorial written as part of a “Rabbi as Communicator” course in the Spring of 2019. It’s raining and it’s cold....

There is a saying in Judaism that we are never more than 3 days away from Shabbat. Either Shabbat is just a few days away, or was just a...

The following is a Sermon/paper, written for a Mussar course at Hebrew Union College, Oct. 2018. For a long time, the global community...

The following is a sermon delivered on Kol Nidre September 18th, 2018 at Temple B’nai Israel in Parkersburg, West Virginia. I’ve never...

The following is the sermon delivered by Austin at Temple B’Nai Israel in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Erev Rosh Hashanah was his first...