Behar-Bechukotai: Teaching the Children
When I taught at an exclusive Hebrew school in Southern California, I asked my twelfth grade class from which country were we...
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Emor: Setting Our Standard
Rather than setting our sights on mediocrity, we can dare to dream. The challenge is not reaching our destination; the challenge is to...
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Ki Tisa: Drawing a Line in the Sand
For the average young American ambiguity and uncertainly seem constant. For the last fifty-some years, the soldiers of pluralism, liberalism...
Tetzaveh: Something Wicked
Were they stupid? Who would start a fight against God Himself? And yet Amalek did just that...
Terumah: Building a Dream Home
The entertainment industry has made millions selling the fabulous life of the American celebrity. Many shows report on the lifestyles...
Mishpatim: Look Before You Leap…Right?
When we trust Hashem, we find that it was not wrong or foolish to blindly accept those mitzvot we had not yet learned. “Buyer Beware” does not apply here.
Yitro: Becoming One
There is no union more beautiful or intimate than that which occurred at the base of Mt. Sinai. Rabbi Wolbe describes the giving of the Torah as the greatest...
Beshalach: Counting on a Miracle
Instead of looking online for miracles, let's reflect on the world around us rather than pass the day mindlessly in front of the boob-tube.
Pekudei: Vote of Confidence
The pavement was still warm from the hot day as the shadows grew in the approaching evening. Barefoot and dirty, with multiple band-aids across my...
Shmini: The Sound of Silence
The lights twinkled off in the distant cold night as I stood under the “Emergency Room” sign. Ambulances would rumble up from time to time...
Chayei Sarah: Life Lessons
The greatest peace and connection we can attain is through finding and dwelling with our “other half.” In Hebrew, a soul mate is...
More Animal Than a Man – Tzav
Every story has its beginning. Mine started on a sunny Sunday morning in the university's dining hall. My buddy and I were embarking on our...
Tazria Metzora: Sticks and Stones
'Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me'. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you...
Vayishlach: The Greatest Battle Ever
Where would we be without the stereotypic “bad guy?” Could we imagine Star Wars without Darth Vader or Peter Pan without Captain Hook?
Acharei Mot: Food Fit for a Prince
In the same way that the son of a king is used to fine royal food and cannot stomach something repulsive, so too the land of Israel..
The Cream of the Crop – Vayeishev
Today you can buy a computer that will organize your life, do your taxes, raise your children, and make you a hot cup of coffee to boot...
Learning to Recieve – Bamidbar
I’ll never forget what my friend said the first time he learned Gemara: “I just got my Masters in bioengineering, but Yeshiva is far more...
Sorry Seems to Be… – Vayigash
Little is more absolute than human infallibility. God created the world in a way that all of life hinges on man’s free will...