2024-02-16

"Rabban Yocḥanan ben Zakkai’s students asked him: ‘For what reason was the Torah stricter with a ganav, thief than with a gazlan, robber?’” (Bava…

2022-01-28

How does one come close to G-d? How can one hold on to great religious experiences as we go through the daily routine of life? This was the problem…

2021-02-12

It is common after a major event to have difficulty getting back into our daily routine. Whether it is a child's wedding, an exotic vacation or a…

2020-02-20

One of the revolutions that Judaism brought to the world was its attitude towards, and its treatment of, slaves. Whereas in the ancient world slaves…

2019-02-01

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot” (Shemot 21:24). Perhaps no Biblical verse has generated as…

2016-02-05

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". This popular aphorism reflects the notion that it is physical harm to…

2015-02-24

Modern man loves his freedom. No one is going to tell him how to act. This is why giving criticism, even when constructive, is so hard and usually…

2014-01-24

"Do not be a follower of the majority for bad, do not respond to a grievance by yielding to the majority to pervert [justice]" (Shemot 23:2…

2012-02-17

While there are various themes that run throughout Sefer Shemot, that of slavery is perhaps the central one. This notion is presented, with differing…

2011-01-29

Knowing the right people is, more often than not, the key to success in the modern world. We in North America refer to “connections”, but in Israel…