What 'Am I My Brother's Keeper' Means, and Why Cain Ducked It
"Am I my brother's keeper?" is Cain's dodge in Genesis 4:9. Here's what God said back, and what it asks of parents and leaders this Shabbat.
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Everyone Stands Up for the Last Hour of Yom Kippur
For most of Yom Kippur I'm not exactly a spiritual giant. Then Neilah starts, and the whole room drops the act at the same time.
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Yom Kippur Doesn't Cover What You Did to People
The fast covers you and God. It doesn't cover the apology you've been rehearsing in the car for six months. You've got eight days.
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Why I've Been Quiet: Building AI-Powered Jewish Learning App
I went quiet because I was building. Derekh Learning is an iOS app that uses AI as a study partner for Torah and Talmud. Here's why it exists.
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Bedtime Shema: A Simple Jewish Bedtime Routine for Kids
The bedtime Shema in Hebrew, transliteration, and English, plus how a Miami dad does it with two little girls every night. Short, simple, and it works.
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Leadership Lessons from Passover: What Moses, Miriam, Aaron and Pharaoh Can Teach Us (No Burning Bush Required)
Moses had humility, Pharaoh had none. Leadership lessons from Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and Pharaoh that work at the seder table and in Monday's meeting.
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Never Again: Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a Jewish Father
On Holocaust Remembrance Day: rising antisemitism after October 7th, my Tia's survival story, and what I owe my daughters in remembering it.
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The Eighth Night, Illuminating What Truly Matters
Eight nights, five locations, and a lot of candles. What my parents' first menorah still teaches our family on the last night of Chanukah.
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From Oil to Inspiration: Carrying Chanukkah’s Light All Year
Resilience, community, and finding light in the dark are not eight-day ideas. Here's how to carry Chanukah's lessons through the other 357.
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How the Dreidel Reflects the Wins, Losses, and Surprises of Life’s Journey
Sixth night of Chanukah, and the dreidel has thoughts about life's twists. Work wins, Marlins heartbreak, every spin carries a lesson.
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Chanukah’s Greatest Lesson: Finding Light in the Darkness of the Daily Grind
Small wins in the daily grind add up to big ones. That's the Chanukah lesson I keep coming back to when the work feels relentless.
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Chanukah, Balagan, and the Missing Dress: A Modern Miracle
A missing dress, a chaotic family morning, and a fourth-night Chanukah miracle. Sometimes the balagan is exactly where the light shows up.
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