Torah
Parashat Lech Lecha: The call of aliyah
From Yemenite Jews in Operation Magic Carpet to Soviet refuseniks, Ethiopian families, and Bnei Menashe from India, Isaiah’s vision has been realized in our own time.
Parashat Lech Lecha: From Everyman to hero
Parashat Lech Lecha: Hagar and the God who sees
Parashat Lech Lecha: Abraham and Lot's remarkable journey
'We have prayer, we are serving, we are dying': IDF reservists frustrated over haredi draft issue
“My unit has done five rounds. We have lost three guys - three were killed in an ambush last year. We have wounded. You should know that our company of 80 guys, the majority are now religious.”
Why Noah failed: A lesson in healing and resilience after trauma - opinion
Noah walked off the ark into a world erased. The man who carried humanity through the storm ended his life diminished and ashamed, but Abraham’s story is different...
Your Investments: Noah's post-flood decision offers a powerful lesson on retirement - opinion
Your investments: My retirement date, every time you ask me that, I’m going to say five years. I don’t want to retire – Jamie Dimon
Parashat Noah: Olive leaf from paradise
Even now, our hearts beat together with those of the heroes and freed hostages, who for two years suffered in the tunnels of darkness and the shadow of death.
Message of Isaiah in Parashat Noah: Expanding Israel's borders a vision of redemption after exile
Just as Noah emerged from the ark to rebuild civilization, Israel emerges from centuries of dispersion to rebuild its land and infuse it with holiness.
Parashat Noah: The gift and the duty
Miracles should serve as wells of faith for the future. Before we begin our daily prayers, we recall past miracles and past redemptions.
The Women’s Parsha Slam: Giving women a voice on Simchat Torah
Perhaps my favorite part of the Parsha Slam is knowing that beyond the event itself, women who never saw themselves as Torah teachers or public speakers take the mic and share.
Simchat Torah: Celebrating and honoring authentic Jewish values
Which messages of Torah are we meant to celebrate and honor as our legacy on Simchat Torah?
Parashat Bereshit: The Israeli hostages and the Haftorah
The images of young men starved and tortured in propaganda videos released by their evil Hamas captors seared the conscience of our people.
Parashat Bereshit: The lesson of Cain
A person who lives wrongly not only harms himself but also those around him.
Simchat Torah 5786: A joyful return and reflection on the hostages - opinion
This Simchat Torah, the release of hostages sparked joy and a shift in attitudes across Israel.
