We always lose when we lose our temper. In this week’s Torah portion, Bilaam makes a fool of himself when he loses his temper at

It took me two years to recover from the death of my father, of blessed memory. To this day, almost 20 years later, I am

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The beauty and elegance of Judaism lie in its masterful fusion of the rational and the irrational, creating a blended religious experience which both excites

When I was in summer camp, I loved buying cans of soda from the vending machine. Sometimes the soda can wouldn’t come out after inserting

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Parshat Chukat Although we often search to find a connection between the parsha and its haftorah, we have no need to wonder about Chazal’s selection

קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֶל הַסֶּלַע לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְנָתַן מֵימָיו וְהוֹצֵאתָ לָהֶם מַיִם מִן הַסֶּלַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ אֶת הָעֵדָה וְאֶת בְּעִירָם:

As Jews, we are characterized by the kol Yaakov, the voice of Yaakov, that is distinguished by both the spiritual power of prayer and the

Created Only After Man Human beings are different than the rest of the world’s species. We are the only ones who believe that our lives

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By William S.J. Fraenkel There are the “glass is half full” types and the “glass is half empty” types, and then there is me. I