by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Innocent worshippers were shot outside a synagogue. Children were mowed down intentionally at a bus stop in...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen In the febrile political polemic of our times, language is a victim as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and...

Exodus 18-21 - Pacifism by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen “And if you make for Me an altar of stones, do not build it out of hewn stones, because if...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week we celebrate Tu BiShvat, the New Year for trees. TuBishvat as we celebrate it today is a post-biblical...

Exodus 13:17-17 - Women at Sea by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Rashi, commenting on this week’s amazing events at the Red Sea, quotes the Midrash...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen At a recent family gathering, I was surprised to hear how a negative image of my maternal grandfather had been...

Exodus Chapters 10-13:16 - Mezuzah by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week we read about the preparation of the Israelites to leave Egypt. They...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen There is something so dated, archaic, and non-sensical about National Anthems, and indeed flags, that takes us back...

Exodus chapters 6:2 -10 - Hard Hearts by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Moses and Aaron are locked in a power struggle with Pharaoh who seemingly...