Reassessing Our Values on Sukkot
What if we were told that we only had a few months left to live? What regrets would we have? Would we regret that we
What if we were told that we only had a few months left to live? What regrets would we have? Would we regret that we
Parshat Ki Teitzei speaks of the ben sorer umoreh, the rebellious child. This rebellious child became so caught up in his gluttonous ways that he
We read in Parshat Re’eh that one should not make any cuttings in one’s skin for the dead (14:1). Apparently, this was a mourning custom
The Talmud (Baba Batra 121a) tells us that there were no greater festive days for Israel than the 15th of Av and the end of
There were these five orphaned sisters—Machlah, No’ah, Chaglah, Milcah and Tirtzah. Try as they might, they were unable to find their bashert and marry into
“You mean to say that there are motorcyclists who are Jewish? How can that be?” I am often asked that question because the traditional image
Have you ever had someone try to take the wind out your sails, telling you, “You are not so special. You are never going to
This week’s parsha of Bamidbar starts with a common mistranslation offered by Artscroll and others. In Chapter 1, verse 2, God commands Moshe, “Se’u et
Several weeks ago, I took delivery of my new Honda Goldwing motorcycle in Tennessee. I drove it 750 miles to Florida where I enjoyed it
On the seventh day of Pesach it is customary to recall the story of the sea splitting and the miracle of the Jews walking through
Why do we call this Shabbos “Shabbos Hagadol,” the great Shabbos? What is so great about it? What is the connection with the upcoming holiday
This Shabbos we will be reading Parshat Zachor, where we are bidden to always remember Amalek. In Shemot (17:8-16) we read that Amalek became a