December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
After the Honeymoon Just when you’re falling in love with all the drama and excitement of the weekly Torah readings, everything changes. When we started reading the Torah in GenesisRead More »
Tu B’Shevat: Its History and Reinvention Tu B’Shevat was this past Wednesday. In Jewish tradition, it’s not a major holiday, but rather a day marking the beginning of a newRead More »
Motivation: Fact and Fiction Midrashim are a rich part of our heritage. They embellish events and stories in the Torah giving them detail and context, and they’re quick to identifyRead More »
Progressive Theology Jewish theology is never safe. Understandings that persevered for generations can quickly go by the wayside. Take the famous verse in our Parsha, Exodus 11:4 as an example:Read More »
True Happiness Over the snowstorm, I read an intriguing autobiography titled “All who go, do not return” by Shulem Deen. Shulem was a Skverer Hasid, those who live in theRead More »
Joseph’s Theory of Economics Rabbi Shmuel is leading a Torah study group at his shul when all of a sudden, an angel appears. The Angel says to the rabbi: “RabbiRead More »
Chanukah, Da Vinci and Judah Maccabee Recently, Christie’s Auction House announced that it had sold a 600-year-old painting entitled, “Salvatore Mundi,” reputedly the work of Leonardo da Vinci, for $450Read More »
Women’s Rights Part I and II (Parshiyot Toldot and Vayeitzei 5778) Part I Two weeks ago, the accusations against Alabama Senatorial candidate Roy Moore reached new lows with many womenRead More »
Hope Springs Eternal This past week, what we all feared and dreaded finally took place in New York City. A broken man, full of misfortune and resentment, became easy preyRead More »
“Let not Alexander the Small dictate policy to Alexander the Great” It’s now a year in the Jewish calendar from last year’s Election Day. (The Jewish calendar moves 11 daysRead More »
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