Lazer Gurkow, Author at Inner Stream

Va’etchanan: Unwarranted Love

Unwarranted love means to love someone that you have every right to hate. Jewish law has an extensive code around […]

The Torah is divided into two parts—the first four books and the last book. The last book is in a

People often ask about the Torah’s view of women. A discussion about vows in this week’s Torah portion offers a

The Torah’s laws about how to purify oneself from ritual contamination can only be prevalent at a time when

The ability to depersonalize is key to social interaction. It is normal for people to disagree, after all, G-d gave

The Torah relates a fascinating human-interest story about people who couldn’t help themselves and had to satisfy their curiosity. As

Derech is Hebrew for path or way. In the Jewish world, there is a phrase that you are likely familiar

Stay another day is a chant we hear from our children when a magical, wonderful vacation comes