TORAH SHORTS: Bamidbar: Fire, Water, Desert

When one taps into the forces and elements around us, to free ourselves of extraneous masters, we are able to acquire the wisdom, the insight, the light, the well-being and the strength that the Torah can impart.

Shavuot

Proper use of downtime is a concept familiar to all Bnei Torah. It is safe to say that nobody becomes an expert in his or her field only through what they learn in school.

Hashem’s Infinite Love

Yes, Hashem gives free will to man – He gives us the ability to make choices – but He governs the outcome.

No Camping!

The magic of Sinai began when the people camped "with unified hearts and minds" facing Sinai. A single camp of shared purpose. I suspect that this is the message behind the Sages' teaching that Shabbat is the key to redemption: We do not share a common purpose other than a belief that the world can become a place of peace, a Shabbat world

Sefer Bamidbar: How to be Tzanua, Like G-d

Considering tzanua and achieving a balanced version of it in order to walk with G-d

Shabbos Shows Trust

We wash and raise our hands to Hashem, reminding and displaying to ourselves that we have nothing without Hashem Yisbarach.

Finding Inner Peace

A Jew is either rising or falling; he never remains in one place. It all pivots on Torah learning. If he labors in Torah, he rises to the heights. If not, he begins to fall.

Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Bechukotai: What is Your Net Worth?

Hoe the Torah establishes the value of the individual--and how that ensures humility.

Compass For Life

If one's fear of sin exceeds wisdom, his wisdom will endure.

Why Do We Make Kiddush Over A Goblet of Wine?

At all our significant life events we remind ourselves to continue working with the raw materials Hashem gave us, and to make something out of them.

The Mind: A Servant Of Many Masters

Interestingly, it’s not just anger that colors our vision. Jealousy does too – as does greed, desire, and arrogance.

Reclaiming Relevance

Some argue that when a Talmudic rabbi declares that a law “never was and never will be”, he is actually signaling a moral shift in which a Torah law is quietly put out to pasture. I am not convinced by this argument.

Holy And Separate

If a person is constantly preoccupied with his physical desires and needs he can't be a spiritual person.

The Power Of A Single Act

If the merit of Avraham protected an entire nation, surely it will protect us, his direct descendants.

When Earth Touches Heaven

The true definition of holiness is to cross the boundary between heaven and earth. We are forbidden to combine species connecting their lowest common denominators, their purely earthly definitions. We are encouraged to make combinations that allow each world to meet beyond their highest common denominators so that, together, they can connect heaven and earth.

Matrilineal Lives Matter

“Remove the blasphemer to outside the camp.  All those who heard will rest their hands on his head.  The entire congregation will pelt him.” I suggest that the blasphemer was not executed. Rather, he was taken to the scaffold and pelted with a single rock. 

Are Tzaddikim Necessarily Role Models?

A healthy religious society has room for both chakhamim and chasidim, but knows that the latter are generally more to be admired than imitated.

Is Tzara’as Contagious?

Having an evil eye means that one has low tolerance for others, and especially for their success.

A Blessing Of Thanksgiving, A Blessing Of Relief

Hashem took us from under His throne of glory and put us into a body to give us a chance to grow, to accomplish and to change our essence. But, it wasn’t just us we were charged with perfecting.

Betwixt & Between

Chag Sameach-Happy Yom Ha'atzmaut and Shabbat Shalom

From The Archives… Parshat Shemini

Great leaders like Lincoln have the strength of character to overlook wrongs and see the broader picture.

The Fever-Pitched Battle Of Life

Why should a person be rewarded for not doing something he wouldn’t have done anyway?

Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Metzora: Flesh

That man is more than flesh is obvious to the Torah, but the Torah’s task is to make it obvious to man.

TORAH SHORTS: Tazria-Metzora:

why is gossiping worse than all three of the cardinal sins put together? Because a gossiper destroys all of these bonds, and more

PARSHAS SHEMINI: Seven Fatal Mistakes

This week's Torah portion contains the dramatic story of Nadav and Avihu, two of Aaron's sons, who bring a strange offering to God. This...

TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Shmini: Fatal Alcohol

Many commentators point at this command as the unspoken reason why Nadav and Avihu were killed: They entered the Tabernacle drunk.

Trusting Hashem

Even the merit of the entire Jewish people was stupendous. While not every member had remained on the highest level, as a nation they had remained loyal to Hashem.

Redeeming Relevance: The Art of Seeing God When We Don’t

The retelling of the exodus at Pesach is meant to deepen our faith; and the excerpt from the Mishnah towards the beginning of the Haggadah presents a model for how to do that. It teaches us to follow the example of R. Elazar

The Good Old Days

Our problem is that in the daily bustle of life we hardly ever stop to smell the flowers.

That’s Not My Suitcase!

We should never feel as if we are lugging around heavy suitcases of avodas Hashem.

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