Parashat Devarim: Always relevant
The Torah remains unchanged, yet its message can be expressed anew in the language, challenges, and circumstances of every generation.
Torah Portion
Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity
Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady
Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership
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.
Haftarat Ha’azinu: A song for our time
As we celebrate Sukkot this year, amid the shadows of Oct. 7, let us draw strength from the songs of Moses and David.
Parashat Ha’azinu: Between heaven and Earth
Between heaven and Earth lies a sheltering presence, a glimpse of eternity, and the promise of unity beneath the wings of the divine.
Parashat Nitzavim: Isaiah on 'hasbara'
If Israel raises its voice with confidence and persistence, its light will break through, its righteousness will be seen by the nations, and its glory acknowledged even by kings.
Ki Tavo haftarah: Hamas no more
The clash with Hamas is not merely a contemporary conflict – it is part of a divine drama stretching across millennia.
Parashat Ki Tavo: The basket of first fruits
The world is so beautiful when we look upon it with a good eye; when we bless its creator and are filled with gratitude.
Parashat Ki Teitzei: Words are tearing us apart
Elul is upon us. In a few weeks, we will confess our sins of the body, heart, and mind. This year, let us focus on the sins of the tongue, for they shape the confused, divided world we inhabit.
Parashat Ki Teitzei: The hidden enemy and the open enemy
In these days of mercy and forgiveness, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, it is fitting to engage in soul-searching regarding our honesty in financial matters
Parashat Shoftim: A king who rules over himself
A true leader is one who first and foremost rules over himself and his emotions. A person who can be overtaken by negative emotions cannot serve as a leader.
