Parasha Insights

Over the past week, I have found myself thinking about the approaching Seder night.

For the Jewish people, the Seder is not just a meal. It is the night when our history, our faith, and our future sit together at one table. 

Parents look into their children's eyes and pass on a story that has carried us through thousands of years.

And this year, that story feels more real than ever.

Some Seders are remembered for generations.
Others fade quietly into history.

This year will not be forgotten.

Around the world, Jews will sit down to their Seders carrying heavier hearts. Israel continues to face real and painful challenges. 

Missiles streak across the skies of the Jewish homeland. Antisemitism has resurfaced in places where w… Read More »

Today is the New Month of Nisan,  Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the month of miracles and wonders, as we see the open miracles in Israel and pray for a complete and speedy victory, Amen.

The first mitzvah given to the Jewish people, while still in Egypt, days before redemption, was not about freedom, faith, or even morality.

It was about the New Month of Nisan when the new moon will arrive.

“This month shall be for you the head of months…”
G-d shows Moshe a thin sliver of moonlight and says: “Like this—see it, and sanctify it.”

Moshe struggled. What exactly qualifies as “new”? How much light is enough?
So G-d pointed with His finger: This. This is what you must learn to see.

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A small child walked to and from school every day. One morning, the weather looked uncertain. Dark clouds were forming, yet the child still made the daily trip.

As the day went on, the winds grew stronger, and thunder and lightning filled the sky.

The mother became worried. She feared her child would be frightened walking home from school, and she also worried that the storm itself might cause harm.

After another roar of thunder and a flash of lightning cutting through the sky like a flaming sword, the concerned mother got into her car and drove toward the school.

Soon she saw her child walking home.

But something unusual was happening.

Every time lightning flashed, the child would stop, look up at the sky… and smile.

Another … Read More »