Moshe desperately pleads with God to be granted entry to the land he has coveted for 40 years; despite his furious prayers his request is
The prophet Yirmiyahu was tasked with an impossible mission: to decry the fallen religious state of the Jewish nation and to predict its downfall. His
One of the most gratifying aspects about the State of Israel is the sweeping support it engenders across so many varied Jewish communities. It is
Bilam and Balak’s conspiracy to halt the Jewish advance dominates most of Parshat Balak even though the story could easily have been summarized in a
The Rambam authored a well-known principle known as the “golden mean” or the middle road. Every trait embedded within the human heart can ultimately prove
This weekend, as the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, we inevitably reflect upon the dramatic introduction of democracy into the human theater. Democracy and its values
Moshe launches a reconnaissance mission and expects honest reporting. We can’t possibly conquer this hotly contested country without accurate intel and without truthful information. Yet
The mighty fall fast and fall hard! Parshat Beha’alotecha begins by showcasing a confident nation, primed to enter the land of destiny and to usher
At 176 pesukim, Parshat Naso “tops the charts” as the longest parsha in the entire Torah. Its heft is a product of the protracted final
The gemara in Kiddushin (32a) cites a debate about whether a teacher/rav can waive the honor due him from a student, to be mochel al
The Book of Bereishit portrays three vastly different visits to Yerushalayim. Avraham first encounters this city after intervening in a raging world war. Years later,
Parshat Behar effectively concludes the legal section of Vayikra, the sefer with the highest degree of halachic density. The entire book of Vayikra contains only
