Category: Articles

MEGILLAT RUTH – THE ORIGINS OF MONARCHY & REDEMPTION

On the festival of Shavuot (Pentecost), we have the custom to read Megillat Ruth, a... Read More

MOVING THE US EMBASSY WAS PREDICTED 2,500 YEARS AGO

In March 2016, I was at AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC when presumptive Republican... Read More

THE IMPORTANCE OF TORAH STUDY

The first verse of Bechukotai (Lev. 26:3) contains repetitions that make no sense. Citing a... Read More

THE MARK OF LEADERSHIP IS OPTIMISM IN ADVERSITY

This week, we were offered two demonstrations of leadership in the face of adversity, and... Read More

DON’T EMULATE EGYPTIANS OR CANAANITES (2)

Before launching into the list of laws concerning permitted sex and sexual morality, the Torah... Read More

HOW TO AGREE TO DISAGREE

The most significant political revolution of the modern era is the idea that dissent is... Read More

DON’T EMULATE EGYPTIANS OR CANAANITES (1)

Before launching into the list of laws concerning sexual morality, the Torah warns the Jewish... Read More

MARK TWAIN VISITS THE HOLY LAND

In 1867, a young man called Samuel Langhorne Clemens set sail from New York, bound... Read More