Have you ever considered that among the many definitions that explain us as a people, is our ability to transform ourselves from clenched fists on
When words take wing, they modulate into song. That is what they do here in Ha’azinu as Moses, with the Angel of Death already in
יִזְבְּחוּ לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹ’ אֱלֹקים לֹא יְדָעוּם חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ לֹא שְׂעָרוּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶם: (דברים לב:יז) יִזְבְּחוּ לַשֵּׁדִים לֹא אֱלֹ’ אֱלֹקים לֹא יְדָעוּם חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ
As I’ve progressed through life, my titles have gradually increased. I started out as Joshy. I recall the first bar mitzvah invitation where I was
If we do it before Pesach with our chometz, could we do it before Yom Kippur with our sins? Authorization for Sale of Sins 1.
My dear grandmother, obm, had a German phrase for a trait she held dear. She encouraged us to be “mit menschen gleich.” Loosely applied, it
This week’s parsha, Ha’azinu,is not simply a parsha. It is a song… Using poetic, even prophetic, language, Ha’azinu is written in two columns in the
The word ”אישון appears five times in Tanach. Let us look at one of these occasions: Deuteronomy 32:10 reads: “He found him (the Israelites) in
Open to all; users invited to learn and engage with text and each other. (Courtesy of Sefaria) For the first time ever, learners can experience
(Courtesy of Migdal Ohr) Rabbi Yitzchak David Grossman is known for his unconditional love of every single Jew and his tireless work raising tens of
Antisemitism is so pervasive on college campuses throughout the United States that it “has reached a crescendo,” with 55% of all students responding to a
(Courtesy of OU) The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (Orthodox Union)—the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization—joined the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in filing
