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...

“But what if it had been your family?” This is the question people always seem to ask when discussing the death penalty. What if YOU were...

As our societal awareness of mental health has grown, so too has an industry focused on selling us the best ways to take care of our...

Sometimes a song hits you in just the right moment. The weather might have the perfect conditions, or the feelings of the day might...

There are a LOT of self-help books out there. This does beg the question: if the books are any good, why do we need so many? It seems...

The trailer for the new Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive caught my attention. Mila Kunis is a favorite of mine, and a suspenseful drama...

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

Everything starts from a place of relationships. This is true in every industry, but is perhaps most often ignored in a business setting....

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...

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...

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America was an uncomfortable book to read. And that was kind of the point. I’ve read some of...

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

When the original Black Panther came out, it instantly became my favorite Marvel movie. The hero was a badass, the action was...

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,...

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...