This past Saturday, synagogues throughout Israel were scheduled to celebrate Simchat Torah and begin the reading of the Torah cycle with Parshat Beresheet.  The irony of...

At Heschel, we strive to engage students in outdoor learning as much as possible.  Last night I had the opportunity to join our Grade 8 students...

Our Middat HaShavuah is “Be “womb-full” and generous, take deep breaths; be kind & honest.” It is part of a central prayer found in the Mahzor,...

In the Jewish month of Elul, as we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, our job is to reflect on past mistakes and consider how to...

The month which precedes Rosh HaShanah is called Elul. Our sages teach us that the name “Elul” is really an acronym taken from four Hebrew words...

This week in Parshat Korach, we read how a person named Korach and his followers “gathered together,” against Moshe and Aaron.  Korach and his followers questioned...

The “Middat HaShavuah”, taken from this week’s Torah portion of Parshat Shelach Lecha, instructs us to encourage others to have confidence. The verse reads as follows:...

On Shabbat, my family always precedes the motzi blessing on bread with a brief introduction.  We sing, “We give thanks to God for bread, our voices rise in...

The “Middat HaShavuah”, taken from this week’s Torah portion of Parshat Naso, instructs us to lead by first making an offering. The verse reads as follows:...