Rabbi David’s Blog
Shabbat Reflection: Parashat Yitro
February 2, 2024 /23 Sh'vat 5784 זָכ֛וֹר֩ אֶת־י֥֨וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃ — Be mindful of the Sabbath day, to hallow it. That’s how the fourth of the ten commandments [...]
Shabbat Reflection: Parashat Beshalach / Shabbat Shira
January 26, 2024 /16 Sh'vat 5784 This year Shabbat Beshalach - also known as Shabbat Shira - coincides with International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Beshalach’s narrative [...]
Shabbat Reflection: Parashat Bo
January 19, 2024 /9 Sh'vat 5784 The announcement of the tenth plague begins with a strange statement: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה כַּחֲצֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה אֲנִ֥י יוֹצֵ֖א בְּת֥וֹךְ [...]
MLK Unity Service Remarks: Zion Baptist Church
January 14, 2024 /4 Sh'vat 5784 Good morning! Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im shevet ahayot v’ahim gam yahad. How good it is when sisters and brothers dwell [...]
Shabbat Reflection: Parashat Va’era
January 12, 2024 /2 Sh'vat 5784 At the beginning of Parashat Va’era the Torah employs a string of verbs to describe God’s redemptive actions - [...]
Shabbat Reflection: Parashat Shemot
January 5, 2024 /24 Tevet 5784 Yesterday afternoon, our Sheva class (7th graders) spent half an hour gazing at a fire. We frequently work together [...]