Judaism places great importance on human dignity. We are, after all, created in the image of the Almighty. Many times it takes extra care to
Until last week I belonged to a very special chevra, the “Family and Friends of David Thaler.” As a member of that chevra I was
Warfare is dangerous. People get hurt, spirits are broken and some battles are lost. Victories happen when there’s true perseverance—when the weary soldiers don’t give
Forty years have elapsed, and the Jewish people are positioned to enter the land. The previous generation has all but passed, and gradually the leadership
Did you ever think that in an imperfect world there can be an entity of perfection? Would it be comforting to know that you could
The Korach insurrection about which we read this week arose from simmering unrest centered in the southern flank of the Jewish desert encampment. The Levite
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
Some names are not high on the list when we have a new baby boy. Korach is one of those names. He instigated a major
Parshat Shelach: 25 Sivan 5778 I’ve always found it intriguing that the 12 men sent by Moshe to investigate Canaan in Parshat Shelach are never
Under normal conditions, the journey from the Sinai Desert to the Land of Israel consumes all of 11 days! The original itinerary comprised a quick
This past Memorial Day I led a group of men from our adult learning center at Yeshiva Ner Boruch, PTI, to a morning of Torah
I. What a Rabbi Does Most of us have been to enough Jewish weddings that we know how they work. We can easily officiate. Even
