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Rabbi David is a regular contributor to Faith & Values, a column in the Virginia Gazette. Here is his article published June 27, 2026. As a native New Yorker, I have been a devoted fan of the New York Knicks for most of my life. When they became NBA champions on June 13, it was the first time that had happened since I was 2 years old. The fact that they finally won after 53 years of trying and failing to do so for such a long time has preoccupied my thoughts and feelings ever since. As I’m...

Rabbi David's article for the Virginia Gazette, published March 22, 2026. How do you know what the most important or significant thing is in any kind of collection? What’s the most important song on an album, episode of a TV show or chapter in a book? How do you know what is the most important teaching in a collection of wisdom or knowledge, in a lesson or sermon or in a sacred text? Can you always tell? Like many of the other authors of the Faith & Values column, I give a talk in front of a...

Dear friends, As you know, the holiday of Hanukkah begins this evening. For the next eight nights and days, we will light menorahs, play with dreidels, eat latkes and donuts, and celebrate our winter festival of light and freedom. Tragically, as we begin the holiday this year, we are overwhelmed by the tragic events that took place in Sydney, Australia, last night, where at least 15 people were shot and killed at a Hanukkah celebration. This horrifying act of violence, immediately labeled as...