Sukkot: G-d’s Holiday
Why and When Sukkot, the festival of Tabernacles, is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month Tishrei. It […]
High Holiday Greetings
Some places in the world are blessed with eternal sunshine. Other places are marked by perpetual darkness. Some places are
Rosh Hashanah: Pickled Meat and Free Choice
Surface Attraction A man once went to the butcher and saw two bins, one filled with fresh meat, the other,
Ki Tavo: A Matter of Perspective
Blessing and Curse When you stand in Samaria, in the city of Shechem (Nablus), and look south and north, you
Ki Tetze: A Happy Marriage
Marriage Having attended two weddings this month and planning to attend two more next month, marriage is no doubt on
What I Learned from the Eclipse
Yesterday we were treated to a rare phenomenon, the eclipse of the sun. Scientists and laypeople alike were fascinated by
Shoftim: Guard Your Integrity
Integrity The Torah tells us to post judges and guardians at the gates of our cities and “Eradicate evil from
Re’e: Life and Death
Shivah Judaism has a formula for everything. From birth to death, the Torah provides a detailed guide on proper conduct.