In this week’s parsha of Beha’alotcha, all sorts of complaining takes place. We read that “The people took to complaining…” (11:1). This was not about
When I was younger, doctors were just starting to understand the horrible health effects smoking can have on people. This information led to higher taxes,
On a quiet summer night I was relaxing on the edge of the water in Tiveria, taking in the air of that uniquely beautiful city.
We all know that in addition to our physical body, we possess a soul—a neshama. But what is a neshama, and is there a concrete
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
In addition to my work at Congregation Shomrei Torah, I had the privilege of being a middle school rebbe for several years. One day, in
A good friend of mine, Dovid, flies weekly from Newark to Rochester, New York, for business. The Rochester airport is quite small and the staff
Although Shavuos is a biblical holiday, it is never described as “Zman Matan Toraseinu” in the Torah. And there have been some very good suggestions
Our attention was recently focused once again toward the State of Israel, not only due to the 51st anniversary of Yom Yerushalayim or even due
Behar-Bechukosai When I was a teenager learning in Eretz Yisrael, I returned to America in the summer to earn money for the following year in
Soon the holiday of Shavuot will arrive, a time known for when God delivered the Torah to the Jews at Mount Sinai. There is a
The first Rashi in our parsha is fairly famous, as his question (quoting the Sifra) of “what connection does Shmita have with Har Sinai?” has
