The following is a sermon I delivered at Valley Temple on Friday evening, December 29th, 2023. In my work with wedding couples, I’ve...

There is a war raging in the Middle East. But there is also one being fought on social media. And they both scare me in equal measure. We...

The following is a sermon delivered on April 21st, 2023 at the Valley Temple in Wyoming, Ohio. This week’s Torah portion,...

During the hardest parts of the COVID shutdown, my wife and I watched a lot of stand-up comedy. There was something refreshing about...

Good Enough wasn’t really written for me. I’ve read books by Kate Bowler before, and I liked them enough to read this, no questions...

Ritual is an essential component of Judaism. Zionist essayist Ahad Ha’am famously said “more than Israel has kept Shabbat, Shabbat has...

I so badly wanted to like this book. In fact, I am, in many ways, trying to WRITE this book. But Why Do Jewish: A Manifesto for 21st...

Jacob is the last of our major patriarchs in Judaism, and his death closes the book of Genesis. Throughout his story, we see a...

Different people approach the Bible with different needs. Some read the book in order to learn the history of our people (reading the...

Generally, when we read the Bible, we are looking for lessons about how we can live a more fulfilling, meaningful, moral life. But the...

We aren’t supposed to play favorites, but I think Genesis is the best book in the Bible. There is so much nuance to each of the stories,...

Abraham finished last week’s Torah portion with a self-operated circumcision, so it would make sense that this week, in Parashat Vayera,...

It is a fine needle to thread as a clergy person in our political climate today. I believe strongly that religion has no place in...

What do you create next after you’re done making the greatest cinematic conclusion in the history of entertainment? Marvel Studios is...

Only two weeks into the reading of the book of Genesis, you’d wonder whether or not God had much of a plan when creating humanity. The...

Dear Valley Temple, Thank you. This is the busiest season of our year, and I feel an obligation to let you know how meaningful this past...