Post Compassion in the Most Trying Times Shai was an anomaly in the IDF. The patches on his shoulders had two stripes, making him a captain. But he thought patrols in the desert were a great opportunity… Read More
Post Save the Trees: A Divine Imperative When we first moved into our house in the Golan, I did something I had always wanted to do. I planted a kumquat tree in my backyard. I love to… Read More
Post The Obligation to Pay Wages On Time Among the many mitzvot (commandments) listed in the Torah portion of Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27) is an incongruous commandment telling the Jews to pay wages on time: The wages of a… Read More
Post Agricultural Gifts for the Poor Chapter 19 of Leviticus introduces agricultural-based charity: When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather… Read More
Post Mike Pence Stands with the Patriarchs in Hebron Former Vice President Mike Pence made a bold pro-Bible statement on Wednesday when he went to visit the holy city of Hebron where the Biblical patriarchs and matriarchs are buried. … Read More
Post They Must Go: the Seven Nations of Canaan After reminding the Children of Israel of the covenant He made with the patriarchs, God promised to send an angel ahead of the Jews to drive out the seven nations… Read More
Post When Moses Saw God’s Back There is no doubt that Moses was close to God, even speaking with Him “face to face, as one man speaks to another” (Exodus 33:11). But Moses wanted even more… Read More
Post Why the Broken Tablets Matter? As part of building the Tabernacle, God instructed Moses to place the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments into the Ark of the Covenant. But, as we know, there were… Read More
Post The Covenant at Sinai The Exodus from Egypt would not have been complete without entering into a covenant with God. In this covenant, the nation of Israel swears to keep the Torah. Just like… Read More
Post Does God Allow Us to Own Slaves? After leaving slavery in Egypt, the Torah outlines for the Hebrews strict guidelines for slavery. Slavery appears frequently in the Bible, sometimes in a positive light, as it does with… Read More
