Moshe Givental 

I recently had the opportunity to ask forgiveness after a mentor and colleague wrote to me about a situation where I had "dropped the...

I stumbled into learning about climate change about five years ago, while in the midst of Rabbinic School. Nothing beforehand could have...

My step-grandfather, the last of my grandparents, died on the day I left home to get on a plane for the Climate Change and Consciousness...

From October 19, 2016. I believe that we are in the midst of another spiritual awakening. The North Dakota Pipeline, with all of its...

I am sitting in the dusk of Winter, preparing to officiate a funeral. As I re-read my notes from the meeting with family members and work...

If Judaism had a central anthem, mantra, or creed*, it might very well be the prayer which begins with Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu,...

I was raised to be an engineer, the son of an engineer, and the grandson of an engineer. Naturally good at math and science, art and...

Over a decade ago now, I was sitting in a Parshah HaShavua (weekly Torah Portion) class and my teacher asked the following: Why are human...

"The Tree of Knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat of it, for on the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die." And the Lord...

As my body acclimates to the new demands I'm putting on her (mostly), my biggest challenge has been emotional. As an introvert,...

Trees are magnificent creatures. I've known this for a long time, in theory - Did you know that they not only drink water like you and I,...

I am so deeply grateful for clergy colleagues and other religious leaders throughout the world with whom I have the privilege of...

This past week we read about the Israelites’ confrontation with God at Mt. Sinai, there was thunder and lightning, among many other...

Each Jewish month carries within it it’s own lesson, challenge, and potential for growth. Last week we started the Hebrew month of...

How free are you? Politically, how free do you feel and how free are you in actuality? Emotionally, to what extent are you informed by...

Moses was a very imperfect leader. His adult life begins with one attempt to stand up to the taskmasters, followed by a 40 year detour of...

We are almost at Channukah, and will be lighting the first night’s candles as a community this Tuesday evening at 5:00p.m., and then...

Last week’s Torah Portion, Parshat Vayishlach, contains one of the most famous and one of my favorite scenes in the entire Torah --...

"Rabbi Hiyya said that Terah, the father of Abram (whom God later renamed Abraham) manufactured idols. One time, when Terah went away and...

In last week's Parshat VaYetze, Jacob flees the home of his parents after taking his older brother's blessing and fearing for his life....