Insatiable Thirst
What happened between the high point at the Red Sea and the low point in Refidim?
The Lessons Of Holiness Even In Death
The challenge of death is to keep the person who has died alive in spirit.
Your First, Your Best – Parshat Shoftim
The Kohanim and Leviim did not have a share in the Land, it was therefore up to the other tribes to provide for them....
Mastering The Pause
Lie is filled with exquisite "pauses," moments built into the fabric of life offering an opportunity for growth
It Happened On Tuesday
Our commentaries say that if a person has animosity in their heart towards another, it would actually be better to be open and tell them about it rather than to harbor ill feelings and transgress this prohibition.
A Whole Peace
Amalek, our ultimate foe, understood that when unified, we are invincible and indestructible.
Redeeming Relevance: Rosh Hashanah: What was Avraham Supposed to do for an Encore?
No matter how hard we work on ourselves, we can never be totally prepared for the challenges ahead. And that is actually a good thing. Not only would life be less interesting, but a great deal of its meaning would otherwise be taken away. As Rebbe Nachman said, “If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?”
A Torah Reaction To Tragic Events
There are some people who don’t easily cry. So, if they are motivated by a moving play or a poignant novel to cry, they should utilize those cries and extend them for the Temple.
The Hidden Inner Compass
The midwifes rejecting Pharoah's command is the first recorded incident of civil disobedience
Uncovering a Lost Secret – Emor
Parallel to the technical, scientific research I discovered many realities that are not intuitively apparent, but when you dig deeper, you begin to truly appreciate.
The Reward Of All Of Them
Avraham was a righteous individual in a mass of wicked depraved individuals and civilizations, and he was one single light in the face of a growing darkness.
Sleep Is Not The Answer
The Torah was given to us, not to rise above the world to the realm of souls divested from physicality, but to make the physical world itself holy.
Parshat Vayakheil
Why do dreams nit becine okans and why do strategic ideas rarely get implemented?
A Job For The Kohen
After the kohanim, leviim and yisraelim lies the outermost circle, representing the nations of the world.
Seeing The Redemption
After the many stages of return from exile and rectification of our spiritual and intellectual state, which we will hopefully encounter in the coming weeks, the last step is to repair the physical body.
Sukkos Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration
Stories and thoughts for Sukkot.
Learning From Everybody
If one who wants to be wise begins to believe of himself that he is special, then he will no longer be prepared to learn from everybody.
TORAH SHORTS: Parshat Toldot: Customized Teaching
Rav Hirsch claims had Isaac and Rebecca developed a unique curriculum that took into account Esau's love of nature, strength, skills and courage, it may have directed him to become a mighty man of God
Just Follow Hashem’s Lead
Sometimes we set up camp for a short period of time and other times for a much longer period.
Redeeming Relevance: Moshe’s Last Chance
Moshe was ideally suited to the role of an intermediary between God’s immanent presence and Israel but not so well suited to leadership in front of a hidden God
The Tendency Of Those Who Dwell In Darkness To Follow The Light
In Jewish tradition, noga tends to be ambiguous – it is a great demonstration of superficial beauty with a tendency to obscure what is essential.
Do You Have A Father?
We live in a time when to declare ourselves rooted in the past is countercultural, even difficult for people to understand.
Wanted: Flexibility
The difference between the righteous and the wicked is in the longevity of positive passing thoughts.
Shabbos Pointers (Part II)
When you come to shul, don’t hang out in the hall. If you paid money to go to a concert or a sports event, you would not idle the time away outside in the hallway. When you come to the House of G-d, surely it should be no different.
An Unfortunate Chain Of Events
If you have been settled in Eretz Yisrael already for four or more generations and your farm is producing steadily, blessed by Divine abundance, you begin to take it for granted.
Safek K’vadai: When Doubt Becomes Certain
In this week’s parshah the Torah writes about the halachos of a sotah. A sotah is a woman whose husband warned her, in the presence of two witnesses, not to go into seclusion with a specific man – but two witnesses saw her in seclusion with that man. Even though the only testimony that we have is that she was secluded with this man, she is nevertheless forbidden to be with her husband as she is an adulteress. This is in effect until she drinks the sotah water.
Holy to Their God – Parshat Emor
Being different from others not for the sake of Hashem is simply supercilious haughtiness.
Yosef HaTzaddik’s Image: For Him And For Us
Yosef Hatzaddik is not only the central character at the end of Chumash Bereishis. I believe that Yosef is also the character who best serves as a role model for many in today’s world.
Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayigash: Yosef ‘s Invitation into Exile
While there is an important place for reflecting about past mistakes, that is only with regards to preparing ourselves to do better in the future.
Lekh Lekha: From Avram To Avraham
How the leader of a universal spiritual movement learned to reorient himself to the understanding that his goals for humanity could only be achieved through the vehicle of a nation in a specific land.
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