The D’var Torah is more than just a speech—it’s a moment for your child to express their voice, reflect on sacred texts, and share a meaningful message with the community during their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. In this guide, we’ll show you how to support your child in crafting a
How to Support Your Child’s Torah Portion Study? At the heart of your child’s Bar/t Mitzvah journey is the Torah portion study—a sacred task that connects your child with generations of Jewish learning and tradition. As a parent or guardian, you play a vital role in supporting your child’s success
Last month, we celebrated Purim, whose essence is encapsulated in the verse from the Book of Esther: “The enemies of the Jews had hoped to dominate them, but it all turned around, נהפוך הוא, and the Jews ended up dominating their enemies” (Esther 9:1). Indeed, Purim teaches us that things
Psychedelics or Zohar? The former has informed my spiritual journey way back when. In the 90s, way before my Rabbinic ordination, I had the unusual privilege of joining my Rabbi and spiritual teacher along with his colleague in smoking the ganja (weed) before a Kabalat Shabbat event. Undoubtedly, with the
Dear Cantor Zoosman I would like to introduce the term “The Shahid’s Sanctuary” for consideration. Thank you for your thoughtful and provocative piece “The Cost of Revenge, A Cantor’s Critique of Israel’s Response to Hamas”. Your activism toward the elimination of capital punishment is admirable. I have been following your
