5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (466+ words) For many of those summers, I was privileged to work at Camp HASC, a summer program in the Catskills for children and adults with developmental or physical complexities. And the longer I find myself "in the parsha," the more I've…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (977+ words) For many of us, that truth becomes clearest in the verses that name the people the Torah commands us to protect. A Moment That Clarified Everything According to the witness, there was a brief pause, not of hesitation, but of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (296+ words) The Three Week period of semi-mourning that we are in now will be quickly replaced with the whirlwind post-Tisha B'Av "wedding season." With an avalanche of invitations spilling out of mailboxes, and myriad calls made regarding time and place of…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (756+ words) Although the Torah commands us to care for and support all Jews, and to some extent, all people, it also encourages us to develop closer relationships with family and friends. As we saw, the spouse is the first one intended…...