My recent article “The Girl I Am Dating Just Told Me She is a Carrier for a Genetic Disorder” received different responses. These are two
Highlighting: “Ani Maamin: A Mission for Life. Understanding the Rambam’s 13 Ikkarim and Bringing Them Into Our Lives” by Rabbi Yechezkel Elias. ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications. 2022.
I’d have to say that the main thing that I found, during my first-ever book signing event recently, was that people didn’t really understand why
Leading Shabbat groups can be challenging, especially if it’s your first time. Talia and Aliza found themselves in this exact situation, which is why they
In recent years we have often felt plagued by reports of Israeli and Jewish leaders whose immoral actions had been exposed. A president guilty of
Dear Shayna B., I always loved animals and recently I found a summer program that lets me spend time observing and interacting with them. It
Parshat Emor As we have learned from previous haftarah selections taken from the final section of Sefer Yechezkel, the navi uses these final chapters to
Rabbi Akiva (ben Yosef) and Rabbi Yishmael (ben Elisha), two fourth-generation Amoraim, famously have different approaches to Biblical interpretation. While both developed hermeneutical rules—e.g., Rabbi
הַכֹּל צָפוּי, וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה ובְטוֹב הָעוֹלָם נִדּוֹן (אבות ג:טו) After emphasizing the preciousness of man (Mishnah 14), Rabbi Akiva continues in Mishnah 15 by speaking
The second half of Parshat Emor deals with the chagim, the holidays that populate the Jewish year. Although the chagim are mentioned in a number
fEveryone agrees that the root עגל fundamentally means “round” in Tanach. (See, e.g., “agol” at I Kings 7:23.) But an issue in this root is
As a math teacher of 9th to 12th grade students, I frequently reflect on how feedback is given in math classes and the contents of
