Those who give you life: A dvar on parshat yitro
On "Thou shalt honor thy father and mother" when your father and mother have mistreated you.…
Zionism is not what people think it is (it's worse)
A brief history of the Zionist ideology and why it is not necessary for Jews to still live in Israel-Palestine and why Zionism is incompatible with lasting peace.…
Martyrology
A prose poem written during the martyrology service of Yom Kippur 5782…
Interpretive Achat Sha'alti
Interpretive translation of achat sha'alti, a piece of high holidays liturgy.…
On Repentance and Repair Review by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg — ★★★ Review
Review of On Repentance and Repair by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg…
Starting Recommendations for Talmud
Some of my favorite talmud passages to get you hooked on reading talmud.…
Normal Gossip Versus Lashon Hara
On the podcast "Normal Gossip" and their use of the word "gossip" in contrast to how I use Lashon Hara, and the usefulness of breaking things down into different types of speech.…
Eicha: Lamentations and Mourning 5782
Lamenting the overturning of Roe V. Wade…