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Michael Barclay
Jun 9, 2022
Nasso: Fathers & Sons
My life changed when my sons were born. When I heard the mohel call their names, I heard myself called as the father to sons rather than ...
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Michael Barclay
Jun 2, 2022
Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding
Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion...
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Michael Barclay
May 12, 2022
Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service
This week’s commentary is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai...
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Michael Barclay
Apr 7, 2022
Shabbat HaGadol: A Time of Faith, Action, and Community
The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is called “Shabbat HaGadol”, “the big Sabbath”.
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Michael Barclay
Mar 31, 2022
Tazria: The Leprosy of Gossip
“Life and Death are in the Hands of the Tongue” (Proverbs 18:21)
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Michael Barclay
Mar 15, 2022
Purim – A Jewish Path for Addiction Recovery
All the Festivals will be annulled in future time except for Purim” Midrash Mishlei 9:2
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Michael Barclay
Feb 11, 2022
Tetzaveh: To Divine From the Heart
The Urim and Thummim are something that is rarely discussed in the Reform Jewish world, although they have great importance both...
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Michael Barclay
Jan 14, 2022
B’Shalach: To Seek Not Victory, But Peace
This week’s Torah portion contains one of the most powerful, and ethically challenging teachings in the Torah as the Hebrews cross...
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