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Parshat Nitzavim – Standing Side by SideThe Covenant of Secure Parenting
“Atem Nitzavim Hayom Kulchem” – All of You, Standing Together The parsha opens with striking words: “אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים הַיּוֹם כֻּלְּכֶם”...
Yaakov Lazar
Sep 18, 202510 min read
Your Child’s First Fruits: Learning to Meet Imperfect Beginnings with Joy and Steadiness
Bringing the First Fruits – Receiving What Is The parsha opens: “וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה… וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא...
Yaakov Lazar
Sep 11, 202513 min read
Not Commanders, But Anchors: Parenting Lessons from Parshat Ki Teitzei
Going Out to the Battle – And Coming Home The parsha begins: “כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ” — “When you go out to war against...
Yaakov Lazar
Sep 4, 202515 min read
Parshat Shoftim – Seen Without Judgment: Replace judgment with curiosity
Judges at the Gates — Pursuing Justice Without Distortion (16:18–20) Shoftim begins: “שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים תִּתֵּן לְךָ...
Yaakov Lazar
Aug 28, 202517 min read
Parshat Re’eh – See the Good: Look Deeper — Your Child Is More Than Their Struggle
I. The Call to “See” The parsha opens with a striking charge: “רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה” — “See, I place...
Yaakov Lazar
Aug 21, 202521 min read
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