Matot Masei: Unity in Good Times and Bad
Anxiety Brought us Together Disaster is the parent of opportunity. When the normal and routine are shattered, when calm and confidence […]
July 16, 2006
Ninth of Av: A positive Perspective
Past and Future During the upcoming Hebrew month of Tamuz, Jews around the world will observe a three-week semi mourning
Days of Mourning
A Kind Suffering The Hebrew word Chessed, kindness, has a numeric value of seventy-two. Kabbalah teaches that the last seventy-two
Tishah B’av:The Silver Lining
Asaf’s Perspective On the ninth day of the Hebrew month Av, we fast and mourn as we mark the destruction
D’varim: Human Initiative and Divine Inspiration
The Fifth Book The first four books of the Torah are presented, as a narrative by G-d, the fifth book,
D’varim: Eternal Commitment
A Shabbat of Vision The Shabbat before the ninth of Av goes by the name Shabbat of vision, so called
D’varim: The Lover’s Rebuke
This week we begin to read the book of Deuteronomy. In reading this book we develop a profound respect for