Category: Articles

TURNING SLOGANS INTO SOMETHING REAL

This week I did some research on the history of U.S. Presidential campaign slogans. Of... Read More

HOSPITALITY IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

The Torah portion of Vayeira begins with the patriarch Abraham sitting at the entrance of... Read More

LOT’S WIFE AND THE MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE

A few days ago I became aware of a viral Internet phenomenon known as the... Read More

THE BEAUTY OF SHABBAT (Part 2)

THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF SHABBAT LAWS (I) The Laws of Shabbat are many and... Read More

HAVING FAITH IN THE SYSTEM

I don’t know about you, but over the past couple of days I have been... Read More

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TOWER OF BABEL

What’s the deal with the strange story of the ‘Tower of Babel’? The version we... Read More

AVRAHAM AVINU, THE MAN WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION

The beginning of the Torah portion of Lech Lecha abruptly introduces us to Avraham Avinu... Read More

THE BEAUTY OF SHABBAT (PART 1)

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHABBAT Shabbat is undoubtedly the most prominent feature of Judaism, the central... Read More