Through the Rabbi’s Window

Lachish is an amazing spot in Israel. It was hard for me to believe that there were so few other tourists exploring the area when I visited it with tour guide Sruly Jacobson. It is safe to say that Lachish is one of the better-kept…

There a number of fast days on the Jewish calendar. Most famous is “Yom Kippur”, the Day of Atonement. However, today marks another fast day, known as “Asarah B’Tevet”, or the Fast of the 10th of Tevet. Why do Jews fast on the 10th day…

This past Friday, my family and I welcomed our new baby into the ancient Covenant of Abraham with a ritual circumcision and naming ceremony. "You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.…

With all my recent back and forth flights from Israel I’ve had a long time to think about this moment and originally had pages and pages of incredible stories, describing all of Dad’s amazing attributes and accomplishments. The hardest part was narrowing my remarks and…