A Bisl Torah – Complete Darkness
Rabbi Avi Taff
January 22, 2026
What does it mean to live in total and complete darkness?
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Judaism
Reflecting on a Giant of Tzedakah, Marvin Schotland, z”l
Lew Groner
January 22, 2026
Marvin Schotland—who passed away Jan. 7 at the age of 78—led the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles for 33 years.
The Wondrous Life of Warder Cresson
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
January 21, 2026
His story is worth revisiting, touching as it does so many timely topics related to today’s discussions of Jews, Christians, America and Israel nearly two centuries after Cresson’s death.
Why I Became a Rabbi (and You Should, Too)
Rabbi David Wolpe
January 21, 2026
I want to make the case that for life satisfaction there are few, if any, professions or callings that begin to match being a Rabbi.
The Jewish Spirit in the Age of Mamdani
Chaim Steinmetz
January 16, 2026
Mayors come and go, but the Jewish people will continue onward.
A Bisl Torah – Vaera: When Patience Is Not a Virtue
Moe Howard
January 16, 2026
That we are inured to the rising tide of antisemitism is dismaying—but it isn’t shocking.
Showing Up in All Sorts of Places – A poem for Parsha Va’era
Rick Lupert
January 15, 2026
January feels early to talk about plagues, but this is the cycle of the Torah, so who am I to argue?
Jacob, Joseph and the Genesis of American Character: An MLK Day Reflection
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
January 15, 2026
The adventures of Jacob and his children have served as a throughline in the genesis of America – from abolition to revolution, the Civil War to civil rights.
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