August 26, 2023
Kindness
This was shared as a reflection at our Queens University College of Arts and Sciences faculty meeting in August 2023. Kindness in English, chesed in Hebrew, is a concept that…
July 3, 2023
The Yahrziet of Miriam, the Prophetess
This Dvar Torah was delivered at Adugas Israel in Hunterville for their Women of Valor Shabbat on June 30, 2023. At that moment of freedom, immediately after Moses and the…
May 19, 2023
Justice, justice you shall pursue for all
This benediction was written for the ribbon cutting at the New Charlotte U.S. Courthouse Annex and Charles R. Jonas Federal Building Renovation on May 19, 2023. It is an honor…
April 9, 2023
Sacred Intersections of Time
Today we celebrate a sacred intersection of time. Our Jewish siblings are the midst of Passover celebrating promises of redemption — awakening ancient memory and creating memoryconnecting age-old journeys to…
This editorial was published in the Charlotte Observer and in Raleigh and Durham on Monday, April 3, 2023. Israel just showed us how a nation can preserve democracy when citizens…