When Power Must Learn to Kneel Va’etchanan: The Plea, the Covenant, and the Lonely Burden of Leadership Parashat Va’etchanan • Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11 Friday, July 24, 2026 • 10 Av 5786 [...]
The Weight of Words and the Unequal Scales of Justice When Leadership Requires Courage, Compassion, and the Will to Stand Apart? Parashat Devarim • Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22 Friday, July 17, 2026 [...]
When Trust Becomes the Covenant ◆ Parashat Matot-Masei Numbers 30:2–36:13 Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCP Friday, July 10, 2026 There are moments in history when the world does [...]
The Spear, the Gavel, and the Fireworks Parashat Pinchas • Numbers 25:10–30:1 Friday, July 3, 2026 | 18 Tammuz 5786 Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCP ――――― ◆ ❧ [...]
P A R A S H A T B A L A K / C H U K A T - B A L A K Numbers 22:2–25:9 • June [...]
PARASHAT CHUKATNumbers 19:1–22:1When Leaders Strike the RockFriday, June 19, 2026 / 4 Tammuz 5786Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCPA note before we begin: this week’s commentary is longer than [...]
Parashat Korach Numbers 16:1–18:32 Power, Influence, and the Courage to Lead June 13, 2026 • 27 Sivan 5786 Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCP There are weeks when the [...]
Parashat Sh’lach Seeing the Land, Seeing Ourselves Friday, June 5, 2026 • 20 Sivan 5786 Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCP Every generation eventually discovers that the wilderness [...]
CONGREGATION OCEAN REEF Torah Commentary Parashat Beha’alotcha When the Lamps Are Raised, and the People Begin to Fall Commentary by Michael L. Weiss, Ph.D., HCCP President, Congregation Ocean Reef Friday, [...]
CONGREGATION OCEAN REEF Torah Commentary · Parashat Naso · 6 Sivan 5786 · May 22, 2026 Lifting Heads in a World That Keeps Counting Bodies Reflections on Parashat Naso — [...]
As We Close the 2025–2026 Season It is hard to believe we are already closing the 2025–2026 season. It feels like only a blink ago we were returning, greeting old [...]
Last week, I was walking into Pack Mail, something I seem to do almost daily. And, as is typical at Ocean Reef, you never simply “run an errand.” You see [...]
As our season here at Ocean Reef begins to draw to a close, and many of us prepare to return to our summer homes or set out on our travels, [...]
One Voice Can Make a Difference A Reflection on Faith, Unity, and the Blessing of Community at Ocean Reef
April 10, 2026 | 23 Nisan 5786
A Generational Inflection Point: Faith, Freedom, and the Future of the Middle East
Torah CommentaryCongregation Ocean Reef2026-03-06T19:07:27+00:00
