Journal

Parashat Ki Teitzei holds 74 mitzvot — a lost animal, a railing on a roof, a forgotten sheaf. At its heart, four Hebrew words: lo tuchal lhitalem. You may not look away.

Elul is the quiet Jewish month before Rosh Hashanah — a soft alarm clock for the soul. On the month, Parashat Shoftim, and a gentle way to come home to yourself.

Parashat Re'eh opens with one word — "See." A reflection on choice, the open hand of tzedakah, and stepping into the month of Elul.

At Sinai, there was thunder. There was fire. There was smoke rising from the mountain, a sound like a great shofar growing louder and louder, and a voice so overwhelming that our ancestors said: w...