I have long believed that all conflicts between people could be settled if the parties to the dispute would agree to simply sit down together

“They don’t make them the way they used to.” We have all heard this comment with reference to all sorts of things, usually tools and

With this week’s Parshat Va’eira, the Torah begins to report the 10 plagues that Hashem inflicted on Egypt to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites

This week’s parshah uses the term navi. (See Ex. 7:1). This gives me the opportunity to explore the meaning of this unusual word. In English,

The two old men couldn’t have been more different from each other. Yet, they both taught me the identical life lesson. The first, a cagey

At the beginning of this week’s parshah, the word milchama is used. This gives me the opportunity to answer the question that has surely been

In my opinion, it most certainly was NOT Ramesses II, despite what many historians claim. According to 1 Kings 6:1, Solomon built the Temple in

We all have received blessings at one time or another. We have certainly received compliments. Over the course of time, we learn that sometimes the

This Shabbos we conclude the book of Bereishit, which culminates with the resolution of the story of Yosef and his brothers. Four rather involved parshiot

I have been blessed with many fine teachers. She was one of the best. Her name was Mrs. Lachmann. I no longer recall her first

Have you ever had the experience of meeting someone for the very first time, and then suddenly you see them all over town the next

I have a vivid memory of my first job interview. It was for a position as a counselor in a summer camp. The only preparation