Chayei Sarah: Why We Bury
After the binding of Isaac, Abraham discovered that his wife Sarah had passed, and he hurried from Jerusalem to Hebron […]
Vayera: All About Me
News was made last week, when a ninety-year-old Jew in Ukraine elected to be circumcised.[1] Of course, this was hardly
Lech Lecha: Israel is Home
When my daughter messaged me that she landed in Israel, I replied welcome home. Later, on the phone, she told
Noach: Inner Peace
How does one achieve inner peace? To answer this question we must first ask, what factors deprive us of inner
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