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...
Jacob's Ladder
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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.
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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...
Toldot: An Open Letter to Parents
Many people understand that God's Oneness is obvious and logical, yet would rather bury their head in the comfortable sand of familiarity...
Sticks and Stones – Tazria Metzora
'Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me'. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you...
Mikeitz: What’s in a Name?
In the fabled world of the American celebrity, the rich and famous are known to spend money on everything from clothes suited for royalty...
Food Fit for a Prince – Acharei Mot
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..
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...
Setting Our Standard – Emor
Rather than setting our sights on mediocrity, we can dare to dream. The challenge is not reaching our destination; the challenge is to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vayechi: Where’s Your Head?
Everyone has their own approach to learning. Some prop their eyes open with toothpicks and study until the wee hours of the night...
Tell the Hippies – Pinchas
Peace. The word brings to mind the colorful shirts of the sixties and the colorful language of the anti-war protestors...
Bo – PostIt Notes for the Soul
Lots of people cry during graduations. Contemplating the sunset of any particular stage in life always causes me try to hold on to whatever I can...
The Truth About Superman – Mattot Masei
When “Superman Returns,” as he has in the summer blockbuster, he arrives in an era when heroism is dormant. Even more unusual...
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...