by Rabbi Misha

This war has made me question whether our children are growing up with the proper disdain for and hatred of war.

by Rabbi Misha

More than anyone else I know, the person most brilliantly engaged with the story of the Golden Calf, which appears in this week's parashah is my friend and teacher, artist Ghiora Aharoni.

by Rabbi Misha

All the third-grade students would line up and prepare for our favorite monthly ritual, the Pointless Adventure.

by Rabbi Misha

During the ceremony I asked the young woman what she is carrying with her from her previous spiritual traditions into this stage in her life. Her answer surprised me with its simplicity. “Kindness,” she said…

by Rabbi Misha

On abortion in a Jewish lens.

by Rabbi Misha

Witnessing a birth is like seeing God.

by Rabbi Misha

During this time of year, the drive up to Jerusalem is majestically white, not from the snow but from the blooming almond trees everywhere, the Shkediya.

by Rabbi Misha

Kabbalistic wisdom on God, good and evil for the week of January 6th.

by Rabbi Misha

A year is made up lots of little moments.

by Rabbi Misha

Days like these demand a light state of being if we do not want to fall into despair, anger and depression.

by Rabbi Misha

One of the most helpful concepts Jews have come up with, and one of the hardest to accomplish is called “Lishma”

by Rabbi Misha

One of my closest childhood friends became very religious when we were 16. Over the course of a year or two he transitioned from being the kid that introduces cheeseburgers to his slightly more traditional Jewish friends, to a bearded aspiring rabbi.

by Rabbi Misha

Before I share some thoughts on Hanukkah in advance of our celebration tomorrow, I’d like to acknowledge the anxiety and fear that the discussion in the Supreme Court on Wednesday may have provoked in many of you, especially women.