Shabbat Shuvah: The Loving Exam
The days of reckoning are here, and it is time for the loving exam. Most exams are associated with tension […]
Prove It Or Know It
To prove it or to know it, which is better? Most people would say that being able to prove something
Unity With Differences
Which is better, unity with differences or unity without differences? Most people would say unity without differences is better, but
With G-d’s Help
The Torah tells us to appoint judges and guardians at the gates of our cities. The city’s gathering place was
A Month of Refuge
Refuge is discussed often in the Torah. When a Jew killed another inadvertently, he was required to flee to a
A Life of Seasons
When I lived in California people complained that they missed the seasons. I always wondered about that. Having come from
My Shabbat
Today we have Myoffice, Mydrive, my-everything, so why not My-Shabbat? At first blush, it ought to be our Shabbat, or
A Shabbat Fast
It is forbidden to fast on Shabbat. In fact, if we fast on Shabbat (even with halachic sanction) we must