Perhaps there is no parsha less studied than Tazria (and its frequent partner, Metzora).…
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Yom Haatzmaut: Stuck in Traffic
A few years ago while on a visit to Israel, my good friend Michael Levenstein z”l, in whose memory…
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Shmini: The Sounds of Silence
Modern society often expects people to keep their emotions in check and to avoid displaying them…
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Pesach: Egyptian Economic Activity
Moshe Rabbeinu was our teacher par excellence. As a great pedagogue, he understood the importance…
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Pesach: Don't Forget Yosef
The eating of karpas has long baffled our commentators. Why exactly do we dip a vegetable…
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Pesachim 114: Lets Drink Some Wine
While “only” a rabbinic command, drinking four cups of wine is given special status at…
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Vayikra: Time to Reflect
When making reference to biblical verses, we tend to identify them by chapter and verse. This most…
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Pesachim 113: Crossing the Line
There is a fine line between matzah and chametz. They are, by definition, made of the same…
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Parshat Hachodesh: Timing is Everything
“In the first month of the second year on the first of the month, the Tabernacle was erected…
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Pesachim 99: Wine for the Poor
The most repeated mitzvah in the Torah—and hence, one can argue, the most important …
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Pesachim 99: To Lean or Not to Lean
“On the eve of Pesachim, one may not eat adjacent to mincha time until it gets dark; …
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Ki-Tisa: Where is Moshe
The mark of a great leader is the ability to inspire others—even in their absence. A great company…
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Pesachim 99: What's to Eat
“On the eve of Pesachim, one may not eat adjacent to mincha time until it gets dark” (…
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Tezaveh: Beyond Clothes
One of the key ways by which groups self-identify is through the medium of clothes. Almost all…
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Purim: Shaping Jewish History
Rare is the person who has the opportunity to knowingly shape the course of Jewish history. Most…
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Parshat Zachor: Defeating Evil
"He shall surely be put to death." "They shall be pelted with stones and thus stoned to death." "…
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Pesachim 66: Anger Management
Judaism eschews extremism. “The two extremes in each and every tendency are not a good…
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Pesachim 66: A Wise Leader
The Shulchan Aruch, the most accepted code of Jewish law, consists of four sections: Orach Chaim,…