Parsha Reflections: Parshat Balak In this week’s parsha, Balak hires the prophet Bilaam to curse the Jews…but his plan totally backfires. Not only does he end up blessing them instead,

Parsha Reflections: Parshat Chukat This week’s parsha opens with the “chok” (a law that has seemingly no logic or reason behind it) of para aduma, or the red cow. The

Parsha Reflections: Parshat Korach As we near the end of Pride Month, we reflect on what Pride means, how we show up proudly, and what it looks like to be

When it’s scary to be queer and scary to be Jewish, being both is downright terrifying.

Last month, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak on a panel at

This week’s parsha tells the story of the scouts who enter the Land and come back full of fear. Their report? “We looked like grasshoppers in our own eyes –

This week’s parsha contains the first recorded Jewish protest for inclusion. The people who couldn’t bring the korban pesach (paschal sacrifice) refused to accept being excluded. They approached Moshe and

This week’s parsha, Nasso, contains one of the oldest blessings in the Torah – Birkat Kohanim – wishing protection, grace, and peace.

Shavuot: when we celebrate receiving the Torah while serving looks and lactose.

It’s a holiday about revelation—standing at Mt. Sinai and saying yes to tradition, to identity, and to