Hodu l’Adonai ki tov, ki l’olam chasdo! Give thanks to Adonai, for God is good; God’s lovingkindness endures for ever! During the week of Sukkot we say this line multiple times a day. Sukkot is a moment…
The Sin of Meritocracy By Rav Natan This summer, during the Tokyo Olympic Games, In one of the most exciting and competitive high jump finals in Olympic history, Mutaz Essa Barshim, from Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi, from…
A Reflection on Current Challenges By Rav Natan And Avraham was ready to go out with his servant Eliezer and his son Itzhak. Since Eliezer was traveling recently for his master, he had to quarantine, get a…
The Challenges of Routineism By Rav Natan Tevye: A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying…
The Responsibility of a Religious Community By Rav Natan On Rosh Hashanah we celebrate the birthday of our world. Every year I try to think: what would I say to the world today, on its birthday? I…
Shofar in Elul – Teshuva is a month long process If you want to listen to the Shofar everyday during Elul, CLICK HERE. Rav Natan recorded a video with just the Shofar blasts. Take a moment to…
For those who were in services last week, I shared a little bit of my concern with the situation of a specific area of the Kotel (Western Wall), in Jerusalem. The main area of the Kotel has…
It is hard to believe, but this week I’ll celebrate that I moved to Arlington a year ago! While sheltering in place, fighting a pandemic, helping our household members to adapt to a new work or school…