by Shoshana Jakobovits, Class of ‘26 If you mention the name “Piccard” in casual conversation in Switzerland, everyone will know the great family of explorers you are referring to. Auguste Piccard, a balloonist, was the first to fly to the stratosphere in 1931. His son, Jacques Piccard, explored the depths and was the first to descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in 1960. His own son, Bertrand Piccard, pursued his grandfather’s legacy by completing the first non-stop

by Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi '27 “Rabbi Chanina said: Everything is in the hands of Heaven, except for fear of Heaven” (Berachot 33b). Another...

by Brooke Pollak '27 As Parshat Nitzavim opens, with Moshe sealing the covenant with the generation about to enter Eretz Yisrael, he says...

by Rabbanit Dr. Tamar Ron Marvin “You can’t control the weather” is a milquetoast idiom in English, as inoffensive small talk of current...

by Rabbi Yali Szulanski Parashat Ki Teitzei contains 74 mitzvot, more than any other parsha in the Torah. Each mitzvah comes quickly,...

by Anna Veronese '28 This Dvar Torah is dedicated to the memory of Shirel bat Rubina z"l, in the month of her passing. May her neshamah...

by Karolyn Berger '26 See I have set before you this day a blessing and a curse; the blessing that (asher) you obey the commandments of...

by Shana Krakowski Burstein '28 A few years ago, when I was working in the Tel Aviv Municipality’s international department, I was struck...

by Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff '21 This week, we revisit a d'var torah written by Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff in 2020. In this week’s parsha,...

by Rabba Neesa Berezin-Bahr '25 One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with God. Scenes from my life flashed across the sky....

by Ariel Wolgel '26 Content Advisory Notice: This article contains sensitive discussion about unintentional harm and death. Reader...

by Sarah-Beth Neville '27 Towards the end of this week’s eventful parsha, Hashem tells Moshe to ascend the heights of Avarim to view the...

by Yael Turitz Kaplan '27 I’ve been thinking a lot about blessings lately. This summer, I am privileged to be completing a unit of...

by Rabbanit Dalia Davis '22 The six-word memoir is a succinct and trendy way to summarize one’s life. At workshops and conferences around...

by Anna Veronese '28 This dvar Torah is dedicated to the many smart women of Yeshivat Maharat, with whom I have the honor to learn. A...

by Rabbi Yali Szulanski Parshat Shelach opens with stunning possibilities. The people of Israel stand at the edge of fulfillment, poised...

by Rabbi Marianne Novak ' 19 When I was an offsite student at Maharat, I was privileged to be able to come into the Beit Midrash once a...

by Susan Hornstein '25 Our parsha opens with the laws of Shemittah, the Sabbatical year. Shemittah has it all! It has every kind of...

by Anna Eisenstat Rimerman '27 Our parsha introduces a deeply challenging concept: ritual limitations for “a person with a blemish,” “ish...

by Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi '27 Parshat Acharei Mot, or After the Death, begins with instructions given to Aaron after the tragic passing of...