Rabbi Pam Silk connects the drama of the Kentucky Derby with the deep wisdom of the double Torah portion B’har B’chukotai. Reflecting on trainer Sherry DeVoe’s historic win, the story of brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz, and the Torah’s radical vision of Shmita and Jubilee, Rabbi Silk explores what it means to believe that no victory or defeat is ever final. Drawing on the commandment v’hechezakta bo — “strengthen your neighbor” — she challenges us to ask who never even makes it to the starting gate, and how Jewish values call us to dismantle barriers and build communities where everyone can run their best race. Join us as we consider tikkun olam not just as a feeling, but as a structure for release, renewal, and shared blessing.