Essays
Dwelling on Sukkot
It is not enough to merely have faith. Sukkot is the time when we take the faith we’ve sown and incorporate it into our practical daily lives.
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Numerical Value
Throughout the Chumash, G-d instructs Moses to count the Jewish people on 4 separate occasions so much so that the fourth book is called “Book of Countings”
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Yom Kippur: Nine Eleven & Ten
Commemorating 9/11 elucidates the significance in the numbers themselves: “Ten sefirot of nothingness, ten and not nine, ten and not eleven.”
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Shoftim: Abandonment & Reconciliation
Following the destruction of the Temple and the ‘Three Weeks of Affliction,’ come the ‘Seven Weeks of Comfort,’ in which the people are consoled and comforted for their great losses.
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Pinchas: The Best Way to Commemorate September 11
As we begin to commemorate the tragic events of September 11, we are also entering an important period of Jewish mourning: The beginning of the Three Weeks.
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Chukat-Balak: What Can I Do About the Ongoing Killings in Israel?
This essay responds to the pervasive question: “What can I do about the deteriorating situation in Israel?” and offers an opportunity to sing together…
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Korach: Why Do We Need Leaders?
‘Why do we need a leader’ is the precise theme of this week’s Torah portion. Korach challenges Moses to an important question about the need for leaders.
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Lend an Ear
Just as the women gave everything they had to help build the Mishkan, today women must replicate this in building a strong Jewish home.
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The Insignificant Coat
Just as contamination cannot penetrate into a wooden vessel with a metal coating, it similarly cannot penetrate the body into the soul.
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