Barry Leff, Author at The Neshamah Center

Ignorant Orthodox Protesters Disrupt Egal Tisha b’Av Prayers at Western Wall

Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. We

Have you made the best use of the gifts God gave you? I’ve been studying Midrash Tanchuma lately and came

Rabbi Haviva Ner-David’s debut novel, Hope Valley, is a story of friendship between a Jewish Israeli woman and a Muslim

There’s nothing like a war and riots to polarize people and make them feel you have to choose sides. You

Today is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, a day that I wish were a day of celebration, instead it’s a day

My morning run today took me past Gehinnom, the Valley of Hinnom, aka Hell. This is thought to be the