This blog post is the byproduct of a conversation with Rabbi Michael Weiss. Special thanks to him for his wisdom, insight, and...

When I was a kid, my family used to read the children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Needless to...

One of the biggest dangers of reading our Torah is our inability to put ourselves into the context of the section with which we are...

“I begin with a prayer of gratitude for all that is holy in my life. God needs no words, no English or Hebrew, no semantics and no...

If you were to try to create a ranking of the best Torah portions, it is likely that all Jews would have a slightly different list. (The...

Throughout the ages, science has attempted to prove the accuracy of the story described in Parashat B’Shalach, at the peril of failing to...

At the beginning of Parashat Bo, God is preparing to bring about the worst, most impactful plague upon Egypt. Knowing that the Israelites...

From the origins of creation to the creation of Am Yisrael, the book of Genesis has endeavored to explain the inception of the world as...

Joseph would have had every right to punish his brothers. After reuniting with the men who had tried to kill him, sold him into slavery,...