Sep 7, 20235 minParshat Nitzavim: The Three Pillars of Judaism There are three fundamental principles of Judaism that are set out in this week’s parsha. 1. The idea of equality and shared...
Aug 16, 20236 minParshat Shoftim: Loving Torah More than God One of the earliest post-Holocaust stories, “Yossl Rakover Speaks to God” by Zvi Kolitz, is a visceral and raw account of the ramblings...
Aug 9, 20235 min Parshat Re’eh: The Two Mountainsוְהָיָה, כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ ה אֱלֹקיךָ, אֶל-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה בָא-שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ--וְנָתַתָּה אֶת-הַבְּרָכָה עַל-הַר גְּרִזִים,...
Aug 1, 20235 minParshat Eikav: We are more than just the memory of 'dead Jews'.Dara Horn in her bestselling book “People Love Dead Jews” regales the reader with countless stories about the lives of dead Jews or...