

Breaking the Silence Without Breaking Each Other©️
Parashat Devarim and Tisha B’Av Three weeks can feel short, but a lot can happen in that time. Think about the three weeks between the...
Rabbi David Baum
Aug 38 min read


War and Peace: What Aaron’s Staff Can Teach Us After the Twelve-Day War©
Parashat Korach 2025/5785 Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh Let’s say you experience a miracle. Do you think you would...
Rabbi David Baum
Jul 17 min read


The Strength to Step Back: What My Wooden Book Holder (Shtender) Taught Me About Humility and Leadership©
Parashat Shelach Lecha 2025/5785 Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh In 2002, while I was studying in Jerusalem after my...
Rabbi David Baum
Jun 257 min read


🎙️ Torah From Boca — Episode Title: Fear Builds Encampments. Love Builds Community; Our Choice: Encampment or Community?
🎙️ Torah From Boca — Episode Title: “Fear Builds Encampments. Love Builds Community; Our Choice Encampment or Community?” I originally...
Rabbi David Baum
Jun 171 min read


Never Forget, Never Again: Why We Return to Traumatic Places©
Yizkor Sermon - Shavuot 2025/5785 I was asked a very important question by a rabbinical student when I led the Flesh Family Sinai Temple...
Rabbi David Baum
Jun 65 min read


More than Colors: Israel's Flag and Our Shared Future©
Parashat BaMidbar 5785/2025 Anyone who took an American history class knows the story of the American flag, created by Betsy Ross, but...
Rabbi David Baum
Jun 69 min read