Lazer Gurkow, Author at Inner Stream

The Leap of Trust

We usually talk about a leap of faith. Today, I want to discuss a much harder concept: a leap of […]

Authentic leaders are few and far between. Most people think of authentic leaders as leaders willing to do what is

This week, we read about the spies that Moses sent to inspect Israel ahead of the Jews’ arrival. The story

Last night, Israel launched a devastating preemptive strike against Iran’s military and nuclear ambitions. The IDF explained that Iran was

When speaking of lighting the candles in the Temple, the Torah uses an unusual euphemism. Rather than saying lighting the

In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the priestly blessing. G-d designates the kohanim (priests) to be blessers of

Every year, we read a Torah portion called Bamidbar—in the desert—on the Shabbat before Shavuot. This portion describes the census

I am not distraught, I am angry. I don’t know why this shooting, this mindless taking of life, was the