Essays
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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Cause and Effect
The Talmud teaches that the spiritual unity represented by the half-shekel laws precedes the physical differences of cross-breeding laws.
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Heaven and Earth
Don’t be discouraged by the gap between spiritual and material. G-d wants an earthly sanctuary constructed of the finite materials of physical life.
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A Marriage Made on Earth
When a man and woman marry, they unite two approaches of bringing the divine into the spiritual world.
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