PURIM: E pluribus unum (Out of Many, One!)
The 13th of Adar of the year 474BCE, in the twelfth year of Xerxes, King Achashverosh's reign, was likely the most crucial day in...
SUMMARY OF VAYIQRA
QORBAN 'OLA
HaShem calls Moses from the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and instructs him on the laws of the sacrifice (qorban) called "Ola". This sacrifice is completely...
The Collection of the Half Sheqel
In the time of the Bet haMiqdash, the Temple of Jerusalem, daily communal sacrifices (qorbanot) were offered on behalf of all the Jewish people. ...
SHABBAT SHEQALIM
In the time of the Bet haMiqdash, the Temple of Jerusalem, daily communal sacrifices (qorbanot) were offered on behalf of all the Jewish people. ...
The religious evolution of President Javier Milei
"The transition to Judaism by President signifies an incomprehensible step backward. It is reasonable for a Jew to become a Christian, not the...
KI TISA: Moses, The Golden Calf and Fifth Graders
The Disconnection
A few months ago, my son Rabbi David told me that while passing by his daughter Tamar's Zoom class, he heard the rowdy...
UNRWA: What sets Palestinian refugees apart from all other refugees in...
WHY TWO AGENCIES?
An international agency created by the United Nations is responsible for assisting all refugees in the world: the UNHCR, the United Nations...
MISHPATIM: When The Abused Becomes The Abuser
וְגֵר לֹא תִלְחָץ וְאַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת נֶפֶשׁ הַגֵּר כִּי גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
Exodus 23: 9
THE PROBLEM
It is said that when someone abuses another person...
YITRO: Why We Ignore Good Advice
Yitro, Moses’ father-in-law, arrives at the Israelite camp with his daughter Tzipora, Moses’ wife, and their two grandsons, Gershom and Eliezer. The reunion was...
