Everything is out of place and the house is chaotic, disorganized, and loud. But our imperfect summer family reunion reminds me to bless this mess. And the Torah asks us to do the same.

What sustains and nourishes a beginning spark to ensure the light doesn’t sputter out?

My rabbinate, my life is forever changed by my mentor, Rabbi David Wolpe.

Through the various stages of their rabbinate, personal and professional lives, these were the books that helped them grow. How meaningful that I will share in that connection.

I find myself seeing summer magic in the smallest of things.

Give often and keep your heart open as others give to you.

Even the hardest of puzzles are meant to be solved.

We are just hours away from the holiday of Shavuot, the festival in which we commemorate the giving of Torah at Har Sinai.

As you enter the Disneyland park, there is a caution to leave today behind.

Science reminds us that hope potentially heals physical ailments. And when anchored in faith, it is hope that heals the soul.