“Seek out G-d when He can be found, call upon Him when He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Our Sages…
Rosh Hashanah: From Fear to Hope
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the coronation of G-d as King of the universe. And having G-d as our…
The Silence of Eternity
Education, Mark Twain once quipped, consists mainly in what we have unlearned. For a great many…
Jewish Spirituality in Our Time
The philosopher Thomas Molnar states that at present, religion is accepted and even flourishes, but…
High Holiday Synagogue Blues
Rosh Hashanah, Day of Judgment, Book of Life and Death, flocks of sheep passing before the Creator…
We Are All Falling
Our lives do not follow a straight line. They turn and then turn again. This re-turn (known in…
The Value of Uncertainty
The stock market hates uncertainty. This helps explain the wild gyrations of the markets, unable to…
Ki Teze: The Story Behind the Law
A legal brief and a good story are two very different forms of writing. We have even coined a term…
Paratus
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Amet Haero Meus Quidne Nutus
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Income Disparity
One must be “thankful” when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese.…
Re'eh: A Missing Heart
“Do not harden your heart and do not close your hand from your impoverished brother” (15:7). The…
Devarim: Location, Location, Location
Location, location, location are the central pillars of real estate. The same can be said for Jews…
Debt Crisis
As we have often noted economic decisions reflect moral choices. As the world economy slowly…
Massei: Journeys
“And these are the journeys of the people of Israel” (33:1). The Torah lists over…
Moral Bailouts
The sight of the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler asking the Untied States Congress for 25 Billion…
A Tribute to a Mentor
Regardless of their personal piety (or lack thereof), Jewish law affirms that an almost superhuman…