Noach… Most often, this story is presented as a child’s story, but it is truly nothing of the sort.

The rabbis named her Lilith, from the root Lilah or night. Lilith, according to the legend, wanted to be Adam’s equal.

The Qur’an states that “if you kill an innocent life it is as if you have taken the life of all of humanity; and if you save an innocent life it is as if you have the saved the life of all of humanity.” On September 11, 2001 humanity died a thousand deaths.

When we hear the Shofar this Rosh Hashana, the Tekiah will call us back together as community meeting in person.

Nothing defines commotion more than a busy New York subway station.

I am not a sports fan. But there is always something about the Olympics that catches my attention. Perhaps it is the pageantry or the global gathering.

In this week’s Torah portion, Pincas, we meet the five daughters of Zelophehad - Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

I love reading the Torah text, not because I find divinity in it, but human creativity. I see it as the ancient legends of people trying to make the sense of the world around them and creating stories of ancestors who can be role models for us today.

Could you imagine Judaism without Passover?

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was discovered that Sally Priesand wasn’t really the first woman ordained. In 1935, a German woman named Regina Jonas sought and received ordination.