“Rabban Gamliel would say: Anyone who does not say these three things on Pesaḥ has not fulfilled his obligation, and these are they: [the korban…
Pesach: The Forest and the Trees
A legal system by its very nature is detail oriented. While laws represent the values of any given society, a law once established takes on an…
Pesach: A Trial Run
“Go out and learn what Lavan the Aramean sought to do to Yaakov, our father. Pharaoh only decreed on the males but Lavan sought to uproot everything…
Shabbat Chol Hamoed: Worshipping Idols
It is hard to imagine a more impactful ritual than that of our weekly Torah reading. While its origins date to Moshe Rabbeinu—acting in his capacity…