A Bisl Torah

Let us not compare child to child. God will remind us; there are ample parental blessings for each child to receive.

Is attraction based solely on the physical? Or is chemistry based on something deeper?

Why are we less likely to notice those who are most important?

Does the company we keep enable our name to be a blessing? Are we doing enough to make our name as great as God intends?

Many reflect about children’s additional responsibilities as they take on their new title.

When we teach our children, the lesson they glean should be sharp and clear enough, so they feel anchored by our tradition and confident in our values.

Sukkot emphasizes that which we intrinsically know. We go outside and show the world that no matter the environment, we will express our Judaism with pride and joy.

The sukkah reminds us to go out into the world, especially when the comforts of insularity beckon us closer—to explore paths we have yet to take and seek journeys ready for wandering.

Yom Kippur is admitting our plentiful regrets and summoning and building our inner determination and drive to be better people, regrets, and all.

Rosh Hashana is reserved for soulful transformation: Resolving to be something different in the Jewish new year.