Post Moses’ Cryptic Comfort When encountering someone who’s recently lost a loved one, I might comfort them by saying something like, “I’m so sorry for your loss”, or even, “I’m here if you need… Read More
Post The Two State “Delusion” Here’s a phrase that’ll fill your “Conflict in the Middle East Bingo Card”: The Two-State Solution. Have you ever wondered what the Two-State Solution truly entails and why it spells… Read More
Post Yeast, Honey, and Salt By telling us that all offerings must include salt and that no offerings may include honey, the Torah teaches us a powerful lesson about our own worship of God…. Read More
Post The Path to Redemption Unity and baseless love bring us one step closer to repairing ancient sins and toward a world filled with love, peace, and ultimate redemption…. Read More
Post The Ritual of Routine It is the ongoing, everyday actions—our consistent efforts to connect with God, to live by His commandments, and to treat others with love and respect—that truly define and deepen our… Read More
Post Beyond Freedom When God saves us from our sufferings and bondage to human masters, He does so not so that we may live lives of our own choosing. God saves us to… Read More
Post The Making of a Nation The Torah portion of Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1), which opens the Book of Exodus, recounts the transition of the Children of Israel from their esteemed position within Egyptian society to a… Read More
Hebrew Month Sivan Sivan is the ninth month of the Hebrew year (or the third month when counting from Nissan). Like all Hebrew months, the name Sivan is of Babylonian origin, corresponding to the constellation of the Twins (Gemini), visible in the night sky during this lunar month. Sivan usually overlaps the solar months of May and June. The month of Sivan is first mentioned in the Bible: “On the third month after the Israelites had gone forth from the land of Egypt, on that very day, they entered the wilderness of Sinai.” (Exodus 19:1) Read More
Holiday Yom Kippur During the ten days from Rosh HaShana to Yom Kippur, there is a special focus on repenting and self-improvement in both relationships between man and G-d and relationships between man and man. Yom Kippur is marked with a 25-hour period of fasting. Most of the day is spent praying in the synagogue. On the holiest day of the year, in 1973, Israel’s Arab neighbors invaded the Jewish State, but G-d protected His people in a miraculous victory known as the Yom Kippur War. In our generation, non-Jews are embracing the Day of Atonement and there are at least 15 reasons why Christians fast on Yom Kippur. Read More
Holiday Sukkot The seven day holiday is celebrated by eating meals in a sukkah (temporary shelter), and shaking the Four Species (a citron fruit, frond of a palm tree, boughs of a willow and branches of a myrtle tree). There is an extra obligation to rejoice on this holiday. Read More
