How Do We Experience the Season of Freedom?
Apr 14, 2007 By David Hoffman | Commentary | Pesah
Freedom in biblical and rabbinic Judaism is a highly complex idea.
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Inspiring Our Institutions
Mar 17, 2007 By Steven Brown | Commentary | Pekudei | Vayak-hel
The detailed description of the completion of the Mishkan in all its splendor can overwhelm us with a plethora of information, blinding us to the power and importance of this week’s double parashah concluding the book of Exodus.
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Continuing Our Ancestors’ Debate with God
Mar 9, 2007 By Stephen P. Garfinkel | Commentary | Ki Tissa
Location, location, location! That’s not only a mantra in real estate but is also, as we shall see, an essential component in understanding some key elements of Ki Tissa, this week’s Torah reading.
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“Do Not Forget.”
Apr 3, 2007 By Marc Wolf | Commentary | Shabbat Zakhor | Tetzavveh | Purim
“It is evident that we live in an age of violence and terror. There is not a continent on the globe that is not despoiled by terror and violence, by barbarism and by a growing callousness to human suffering.”
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“The More the Merrier?”
Feb 24, 2007 By Robert Harris | Commentary | Terumah
We have all heard and used the expression, “the more the merrier.”
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The One Law of the Torah
Feb 17, 2007 By David Hoffman | Commentary | Mishpatim
Our parashah this week is called “Mishpatim” or laws.
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The Challenges of Leadership
Feb 10, 2007 By Marc Wolf | Commentary | Yitro
The paradigms of leadership that emerge from the Bible teach us much about the human quotient in leadership.
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Free Will and Dental Care
Jan 26, 2007 By Eliezer B. Diamond z”l | Commentary | Bo
After years of neglect and in response to the prodding of my dentist, I have undertaken a much more rigorous program of care for my teeth.
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