Parshas Vayishlach – Bar Mitzvah Blues
I hate bar mitzvahs. There, I said it. I know it sounds like a strange thing for a Rabbi to say, but I can’t help it. Despite the many meaningful bar mitzvahs …
I hate bar mitzvahs. There, I said it. I know it sounds like a strange thing for a Rabbi to say, but I can’t help it. Despite the many meaningful bar mitzvahs …
It’s that time of the year again. Shofars are blowing, apples are dipping, briskets are cooking, and honey is sticking. But, most importantly, G-d Himself is calling. With apologies to …
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A fancy house, a cool car, an exciting vacation, pleasurable intimacy, designer clothes, the best doctors and hospitals, power, information, and popularity. Think about it: How much time, money, and effort …
There is nothing more “treif” (non-kosher) than a pig. Pig has always represented the prototype of impurity, the quintessential “treif” (non-kosher) item. In Hebrew, the very word for pig has become a common …
How can you know who someone really is? In what way can we get real insight into the strength of one’s character? Using a pithy alliteration, the Talmud gives us some advice …
This year, the recently completed festivals, always a time of joy, were even more joyous than usual. Why? Because he’s home. Gilad Shalit is home. Everyone’s son, everyone’s brother, is …
Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.(“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, mounted on the Statue of Liberty). We all yearn to breathe free, to …