Essays
The Container
The purity laws regarding earthen utensils and utensils of other materials reveal a deeper perspective of man.
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The Kosher Pig?
Why do pigs receive so much flak, and what is unique about the pig that causes it to be the universal symbol of degradation and insult?
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Devarim: Leaders That Unite
We is the saddest nine days of the year concluding with Tisha B’Av, which marks the tragic day both Temples were destroyed, a time to harness unity..
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Personal Politics
Rabban Gamliel the son of Rabbi Judah HaNassi would say… Be careful of the government, for they befriend a person only for their own needs.
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The Nullification of the Commandments
There exists three stages of creation corresponding to three stages of observing the Torah law: The present world, the Messianic world and the world to come
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Lost in Translation
Can spiritual concepts be expressed in everyday language? Or must they be discussed only in somber tones and sacred whispers?
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The Dancing Maidens of Jerusalem
The 15th of Av and Yom Kippur are holy festivals which represent rebirth. On these days the unmarried women of Jerusalem would go dancing in the vineyards..
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Moses’ Choice
Moses’ breaking of the tablets was an act endorsed by G-d. How is the breaking of the covenant between G-d and the Jewish people an achievement of Moses?
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