Sections

B’shallach is extraordinary in many ways, from the layout of the Song of the Sea to the resonances of freedom that will become that clarion call, that lighthouse for all peoples who are experiencing subjugation. The Shir, the Song is sung in alternating trop – one specific to this section of text and the other […]

 This past week we began the Book of Shemot, the book of Names, most commonly known as Exodus. I’m sharing my d’var from Kabbalat Shabbat: Shemot holds theological audacity and is theologically riveting; Shemot is, I think, a form of erusin, God’s betrothal and love letter to Israel. Tonight, I want to speak about love. About hope. I read […]