At the end of Parshat Noach, following the story of the flood, Noach left the ark and planted a vineyard, with disastrous results: “And he

Over the years, many individuals claimed to have found the remains of Noach’s teiva (ark). Many believe the teiva is buried under layers of volcanic

The creation of our world is described in the Torah as a flurry of activity. Rapidly, across a short span of six days, the universe

In the final verses of the Torah, Moshe dies under unusual circumstances. We read that God buried Moshe in an unknown location, “and no one

I had a babysitter when I was a young boy who used to tell me fascinating stories about a thousand-year-old man. Every time he went

After Elul and the High Holidays, Parshat Bereishit comes along with its renewal: A new cycle of Torah reading, A new world emerges out of

The pasuk (2:15) says, “Hashem took Adam, and placed him in Gan Eden in order that he work it and guard it.” This pasuk seems

Parshat Bereishit Michelangelo was once asked: “How is it that you create such wondrous sculptures and works of art? How can something so innovative and

We all sing this song peacefully. Could anything be controversial about it? (This is aside from the mild disagreement that might occur over whether each

Editor’s note: This is an annotated, slightly edited written version of oral remarks posted on erev Hoshana Rabbah, 5781, Thursday, October 8, 2020. We are

Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik has often been quoted as saying that if he could add to Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Jewish Faith, it would be that

What does this year’s unusual Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur davening—with most communities having organized multiple minyanim in various locations—have to do with day school