Dear Friends, This week we read Parashat Balak, the story of a Moabite king who hires the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites. Yet when Balaam opens his mouth, he cannot curse them. Instead, he offers one of our most beautiful blessings: “Ma tovu ohalecha Yaakov,...
Shabbat Shalom, With war raging on multiple fronts, like many of you, I find myself glued to the news more than usual. Media broadcasts play constantly in my office and at home, updates are coming in from colleagues overseas, and the i24 app pings my phone with...
Shabbat Shalom, We enter Shabbat heartbroken and outraged. This week, a peaceful demonstration in Boulder, Colorado—held in support of the hostages still held by Hamas—was violently disrupted by a terror attack. The pain and fear reverberating through our community...
