Lesson Learned
How many people choose to politely confront the people they’ve been hurt by without bearing a grudge, stewing, seeking revenge or sulking?
Covenant & Conversation: Bamidbar: The Ever-Repeated Story
But the Torah is not mere history as a sequence of events. The Torah is about the truths that emerge through time.
What is the Deeper Purpose of Shavuos?
We do not simply remember what once occurred, we relive the experience as we tap back into the power of kabbalas haTorah.
Punished for Keeping a Mitzvah
A promise is a promise and it'll only take me a minute, I can surely do this without any problems!
The Chronological Imagination
Words can injure and inspire. Words can bless or curse. Words can create new moral facts, such as when we make a promise.
The Limits of the Free Market: Behar-Bechukotai
“Torah study without an occupation will in the end fail and lead to sin.” Avot 2:2
Deepening Our Understanding of Sefiras HaOmer and Shavuos
Words can injure and inspire. Words can bless or curse. Words can create new moral facts, such as when we make a promise.
Positive Words, Positive Worlds
The front of the car where the engine was had burnt to a crisp, and all the windows were shattered.
The Logic of Tumah: Eternity in a Mortal World
The holy spaces had to be kept free of conditions that bespoke mortality.
Mother, May I? Maya and Maia
The name Maya ranked as the fifth most popular name for Jewish girls born in Israel in 2023.
Sefiras HaOmer: Achieving The Impossible
How do we, as physical and limited beings, transcend our finite dimensions? How do we relate to the abstract, to the infinite, to the spiritual?
What Compels Us To Speak Lashon Hara?
Another equally problematic motivation for speaking lashon hara is the desire to feel good about oneself. We all desire to feel important, significant, and worthy of respect.
Love Is Not Enough
There is an order to the universe, part moral, part political, part ecological. When that order is violated, eventually there is chaos.
The Challenges Of Getting Older
One of the central themes in Jewish thought regarding aging is the concept of generational continuity. The Torah often emphasizes the importance of passing down wisdom from one generation to the next.
The Ultimate (Heartfelt) Improbable Tale
According to the information that he was given, his good friend from Auschwitz, Yozo Weiss, was now a taxi driver in Tel Aviv! Lonely Latzi just had to find Yozo.
Lashon Hara:The Ultimate Corruption Of Speech
Do you ever wonder what people really think about you? Whether they think you’re brilliant, caring, and fun; or lazy, self-centered, and boring? The truth is that you’ll never know; people only talk about you openly when you’re not in the room.
Food For Thought
After the Flood, G-d gave humans permission to eat meat, but this was a concession, as if to say: Kill if you must, but let it be animals, not other humans, that you kill.
The Most Misunderstood Sin In Jewish History
When you do something – even something good – without being commanded, all you are reflecting is yourself. It is your personal form of avodah, self-contained, limited, and disconnected from Hashem.
Time And Its Transcendent Connection To Pesach
Makkas bechoros was unique in that Hashem Himself performed this Makkah (Rashi, Shemot 12:12). The Ramban explains that all the principles of hashgacha pratis were displayed through these events. We were clearly then on an immensely high spiritual level.
The Chametz Alarm
I rummaged and rummaged through every pocket in the bag while the tag continued to beep. And lo and behold – while I was still trying to locate the tag, what did I come up with but two little packages of chametz snacks!
Education: The Key To Success
If you want to be a great leader in any field, from prime minister to parent, it is essential to think long-term. Never choose the easy option because it is simple or fast or yields immediate satisfaction. You will pay a high price in the end.
Inspiring Insights for Your Seder Night
Nothing in the physical world is objectively good or evil, rather, everything has the potential to be used for either good or evil. The choice is solely up to you!
Blessed Buddies
What do Pope Benedict XVI, Barack Obama, Naftali Bennett, and Hosni Mubarak all have in common? Yes, they were all political leaders in the early 21st century, but this column is about names, not politics. So, my answer is actually that all their names are related to each other. Let me explain.
The Crux Of Our Egyptian Slavery
When G-d redeemed us from slavery he saved us from purposeless work and life without purpose.
Returned
This bag has got to go. Please ask a clear shaila, explaining what efforts you’ve already done and what the requirement is now.
Transcending Ego To Connect With The Infinite
As human beings, we are naturally resistant to external instruction or direction, preferring to do things only when we want to do them.
Why Do We Sacrifice?
Physically, we are almost nothing; spiritually, we are brushed by the wings of eternity. We have a G-dly soul.
The Beis HaMikdash: A Place Of Connection
We all yearn for connection: to ourselves, to other people, and, of course, to Hashem. But connection is difficult; it requires time, patience, and constant effort. Genuine communication takes a lifetime to achieve.
Mirrors Of Love
The Egyptians sought not merely to enslave, but also to put an end to, the people of Israel. One way of doing so was to kill all male children. Another was simply to interrupt normal family life.
Yearning For Connection: The Secret Of The Mouth
What happens when you don’t eat? You become faint. What happens if you continue without food? You will pass out. And if you still don’t eat, your soul will leave your body and you will die. Eating maintains the connection between your soul and your body; it is what keeps you alive.
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