The Torah provides very little biographical information. Rather, it highlights significant events…
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Noach: Unity and Uniformity
“And the entire land were of one language, and the same things” (Breisheet 11:1). What a beautiful…
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Breisheet: From Beginning to End
A history book, a law book[1], a book of theology, editorial comments, a book of philosophy, a…
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Vzot Habracha: The Ends of the Chumash
If one wants to get a quick overview of a book one tends to read the introduction or perhaps the…
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Sukkot: The First Sin
“And you shall take for yourselves on the first day, the fruit of the hadar tree, date palm fronds…
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Reflections on Daf Yomi Turning 100
Rosh Hashanah marked 100 years of Daf Yomi. I have seen surprisingly little written about this…
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Yom Kippur: Sinning Under Duress
“For the sin we sinned before You, b’ones u’beratzon, under duress and willingly. So begins the…
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Haazinu: Calling G-d's Name
“Haazinu Hashamayim vadebera, vatishma haaretz imrei pi, Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; Let the…
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Rosh Hashanah: Come Together
“Ubechen, Please G-d instill pachdecha, terror upon all Your works and eimatecha, Your dread upon…
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Nitzavim: Water and Wood
"You are standing this day all of you before the Lord your God: your heads, your tribes, your…
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Ki-Tavo: The Joy of Gratitude
Why does misfortune befall the Jewish people? While there is no simple answer – or perhaps no…
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Ki-Teze: Helping our Enemies
One of the beautiful aspects of our Torah is the fact that it deals with real-life issues, and with…
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Some Thoughts on Becoming Grandparents
The thoughts below are dedicated in celebration of the birth of our granddaughter, Tikva Razel. May…
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Shoftim: The High Court
Long before Lord Acton, the Torah well understood that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts…
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Re'eh: A Giving Hand
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Eikev: Time for Awe
One of the primary goals of the Torah is the inducement of fear of heaven. “Now what does Hashem,…
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Tu B'Av: Time to Dance
Our holidays form natural units, as none truly stand alone. The 49 days of the omer link Pesach to…
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Va'etchanan: from Egypt to Israel
“Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the laws and rules that I…