Post What is so bad about slandering a land? Imagine you walk into a room full of people and as soon as you step in, everybody stops talking and looks directly at you. How does that make you feel,… Read More
Post What is the Key to Avoiding Political Hatred and Jealousy? People are more polarized today than ever before with politics dividing families and shattering communities. The Bible established a system of leadership through service that may be the key to… Read More
Post What Only a Father Can Do Father’s Day is a delightful blend of a secular and religious holiday, combining consumerism with the Biblical mandate to “Honor thy father.” But is it artificially amplified? Are fathers really… Read More
Post Samson, a Modern-Day Nazirite and Redemption It is not common for someone to take a Nazirite vow in modern times. The most notable exception was Rabbi David Cohen who, like Samson, became a Nazirite for life…. Read More
Post When “I’m Sorry” Just Isn’t Good Enough We’ve all done it; despite all of our good intentions, we make a bad mistake and we hurt someone we love. Full of regret, we apologize. But sometimes, apologies aren’t… Read More
Post Where are We in the Messianic Process? Many people believe that Judaism is not ‘Messianic’, and that observant Jews are only concerned about performing commandments. But one of the commandments, as enumerated by Maimonides, is to anticipate… Read More
Post Why American Jews are not Going Home to Israel If one night, while watching television, a booming voice came down from heaven, identified itself as God, and told you to pick up and move, would you do it? Would… Read More
Post Why Can’t We Stop the Terrorists? For over 2,000 years, the people of Israel were scattered throughout the world, always vulnerable to the machinations and attacks of their enemies. With the modern miracle of the Jewish… Read More
Post Why do we Light Up an Empty Room with the Menorah? I often find myself walking around my house, turning off lights in empty rooms. Why waste electricity if there is no one there to benefit from it? Interestingly, a similar… Read More
Post Women Who Kill – and Women Who Give Life Who are you? This question seems deceptively simple, answered with a quick look at your driver’s license. But it is, in fact, a deeply complex question, one that we spend… Read More
