The Same, But Different – Parshat Pinchas 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen When I was pregnant with Matan, I heard many well-meaning reminders not to compare the two children. It is inevitable, though, that we look for similarities when we [...]
Friends and Neighbors – Parshat Balak 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen Having recently gone through the process of renovating and expanding our house, I am all too familiar with city ordinances, HOA requirements, and the laws surrounding what I can [...]
Israelites Behaving Badly – Parshat Chukat 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen Amy McCready, the author who created the Positive Parenting Solutions resources, suggests that the real reason children misbehave is not out of defiance. To parents, it may seem like opposition for [...]
Swallow My Pride – Parshat Korach 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen Frozen’s Elsa makes it sound easy, but it’s hard to “let it go.” There will always be interactions with other people that leave you upset, confused, or emotionally beat [...]
You CAN Handle the Truth – Parshat Shlach Lecha 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen Sometimes it’s hard to tell how much collective integrity we have. We hear stories all the time about corporations putting shareholders’ interests above customers and employees [...]
It Never Gets Old – Parshat Beha’alotcha 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen There are some days when I wake up completely unexcited about my familiar routine. I know, I know – it sounds strange to hear this coming from someone [...]
Washing Your Mouth Out with Soap (And Other Weird Punishments in the Torah) - Rabbi Eve Posen I’ll never forget the one and only time I made the mistake of not listening to my mother’s warning of “Say that again, [...]
Recording from Shabbat Services, May 18-19, 2018 D'var from Friday, May 18, 2018 - Rabbi Eve Posen D'var from Saturday, May 19, 2018 - Rabbi David Kosak *If you would like to download recording and listen later, [...]
Your Three Words – Parshat Bamidbar 5778 – Rabbi Eve Posen As I was writing Pirkei Imahot with Lois Shenker two years ago, we both challenged each other to come up with three-word bios for ourselves. We’d asked our other contributors for [...]
Veggie Surprise – Parshat Behar-Bechukotai 5778 - Rabbi Eve Posen A while ago Duncan and I tried a farm share CSA. It became a fun little guessing game. Every week we’d wonder if we’d get vegetables we were willing to [...]
