The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
The Torah portion we read this week discusses Moses pleading for his life five hundred and fifteen times before G-d
This week we marked the anniversary of the destruction of the first and the second Holy Temples in Jerusalem. This
On the Shabbat after Tishah Be’av, we seek comfort and inspiration. The Torah portion that we read this week serves
Today we have Myoffice, Mydrive, my-everything, so why not My-Shabbat? At first blush, it ought to be our Shabbat, or
The Torah portion we read this week discusses Moses pleading for his life five hundred and fifteen times before G-d
This week we marked the anniversary of the destruction of the first and the second Holy Temples in Jerusalem. This
On the Shabbat after Tishah Be’av, we seek comfort and inspiration. The Torah portion that we read this week serves
Today we have Myoffice, Mydrive, my-everything, so why not My-Shabbat? At first blush, it ought to be our Shabbat, or
The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
When G-d destroyed His Temple, He taught us a profound lesson about sacrifice and love. It was a devastating moment in the history of our people, one from which we have never recovered. But it was also the most empowering moment in our people’s history. One that we will never lose.
Time passes too quickly when we get older. How can we slow it down? One answer is to treat each moment like a destination, not a journey on the way to somewhere else.
Do you carry pain from abuse or manipulation in your childhood? If you don’t, do you know someone who does? Someone whose adult life trajectory continues to be stunted by their youthful wounds?
When people spin lies that sound convincing, you can debate them or ignore them. Neither tactic is successful. The best way to shut down a lie with a single declaration of the truth. Call out the lie, one time, loudly and resoundingly, and then walk away.
For the first year and change, G-d dictated every move and answered every question for the Jewish people. At one point, G-d said, ” Enough. You are mature enough to figure it out yourself.” It was a bold and risky move, but it was worth it.
How did the Jewish people survive the constant temptation for assimilation? We have always been surrounded by cultures and forces larger and stronger than ours. What is our secret for survival?
G-d’s purpose for the Tabernacle was to drill holiness into the material world. Within the human condition, the idea was to recruit even our lowest instincts to G-d.
The Torah tells us not to add commandments that are not written in the Torah and not to remove commandments that G-d wrote into the Torah.
We understand why removing is a bad thing, but why is adding also wrong? If what we have is good, is more not better?
When G-d destroyed His Temple, He taught us a profound lesson about sacrifice and love. It was a devastating moment in the history of our people, one from which we have never recovered. But it was also the most empowering moment in our people’s history. One that we will never lose.
Time passes too quickly when we get older. How can we slow it down? One answer is to treat each moment like a destination, not a journey on the way to somewhere else.
Do you carry pain from abuse or manipulation in your childhood? If you don’t, do you know someone who does? Someone whose adult life trajectory continues to be stunted by their youthful wounds?
When people spin lies that sound convincing, you can debate them or ignore them. Neither tactic is successful. The best way to shut down a lie with a single declaration of the truth. Call out the lie, one time, loudly and resoundingly, and then walk away.
For the first year and change, G-d dictated every move and answered every question for the Jewish people. At one point, G-d said, ” Enough. You are mature enough to figure it out yourself.” It was a bold and risky move, but it was worth it.
How did the Jewish people survive the constant temptation for assimilation? We have always been surrounded by cultures and forces larger and stronger than ours. What is our secret for survival?
G-d’s purpose for the Tabernacle was to drill holiness into the material world. Within the human condition, the idea was to recruit even our lowest instincts to G-d.
