We’ve just passed the holiday of חג האביב-The Spring holiday, commonly called Passover or פסח. We observe at Passover the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. But we also note that group leaving Egypt was a very long way from being unified, from feeling peoplehood, let alone nationhood. At...

    The Chutzpah of the Book of Ruth (A Shavuot Teaching led by Rabbi Sacks on May 26, 2023)   Consider: What do you think is the theme of the Book of Ruth? Ideas: chesed (lovingkindness), conversion to or reaffirmation of Judaism, loyalty. What we don’t point out is...

  Avodat HaShem: From Korbanot to T’fillah (A Shavuot Teaching led by Student Rabbi Maayan Lev on May 26, 2023)  My teaching this Shavuot has to do with korbanot (sacrifices). Why choose to talk about sacrifices, of all things? Because while we all love Torah (as we should), for many...