Category: Festivals
DO NOT REJOICE IN YOUR ENEMY’S DOWNFALL
The splitting of the Red Sea was undoubtedly the greatest miracle of the Exodus story,... Read More
THE SECRET OF JEWISH ENDURANCE
The arrest of David and Louise Turpin in Perris, California, earlier this week was immediately followed... Read More
THE MESSAGE OF PHARAOH’S HARDENED HEART
One of the repeated themes of the Exodus narrative is the phenomenon of Pharaoh’s “hardened... Read More
MISSION THAT ALMOST ENDED BEFORE IT BEGAN (2)
Early on in Shemot (Exodus), God appears to Moses and convinces him to take the... Read More
MISSION THAT ALMOST ENDED BEFORE IT BEGAN (1)
Early on in Shemot (Exodus), God appears to Moses and convinces him to take the... Read More
ANCIENT EGYPT AND ANCIENT GREECE
Although ancient Egypt and ancient Greece coexisted for over a millennium, they were different in... Read More
A TRUE MAN OF FAITH
One of the key teachings of the book of Genesis is that each of the... Read More
THE CHOICE IS IN OUR HANDS
The Haftara we read on Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot is highly unusual and very dramatic.... Read More