Shmini: Flames of Silence
One of the most painful and heartbreaking narratives in the Hebrew Bible was read last…
David LazarApril 18, 2015
S’firat Ha’Omer: Back to the Earth
Millenia before there were mobile apps, centuries before each day symbolized a different combination of the seven…
David LazarApril 9, 2015
Pessah: How far we’ve come
My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of links to articles about how bad things…
David LazarApril 2, 2015
Tzav: Widening the Circle
Last Shabbat we read a catalogue of sacrificial offerings that an Israelite might bring to…
David LazarMarch 27, 2015
Vayikra: Searching for Meaning
Anyone who is asked or expected to speak about the weekly Torah portion knows that…
David LazarMarch 19, 2015
Trumah: Cherubim, Cupid and Communication
Is Valentine's Day good, or bad, for the Jews? Of course, I'm not really asking…
David LazarFebruary 19, 2015
Mishpatim: Just everyday life…
For some, religion happens mostly in the synagogue, church, mosque or temple and even then,…
David LazarFebruary 12, 2015
Yitro: All Alone
How do I know that this is really God talking to me? Will the people…
David LazarFebruary 10, 2015
B’shallah: Faith and Resting on Shabbat
Can you do it? Are you able to go off the grid, refrain from using…
David LazarJanuary 28, 2015
Bo: Remembering from Whence You Came
With Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration and the recent theatrical opening of the movie…
David LazarJanuary 22, 2015