I begin by naming a profound tension many have noticed in the midst of this global pandemic: A tension exists between the current public health crisis of COVID-19 and the current economic recession or
Parashat Vayigash 5779 | December 14, 2018 Consider the concept of restraint: is it a virtue or is it a vice? What benefits come when we restrain ourselves? Do we cause harm when we force ourselves to
Delivered on Kol Nidrei 5779 During my time in Rabbinical School I interned as a chaplain at NYU’s Tisch Hospital. One of my responsibilities was to serve the spiritual needs of the patients and their