Category: Torah Portions
DENIAL AND REDEMPTION
The hardest thing is not failure. It’s denial. Failure, at least, has a certain honesty... Read More
DON’T MISS THE BIRTH
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) What is tumah—and why does the Torah connect it... Read More
DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED?
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small... Read More
THE ROAD TO HELL
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”... Read More
MISSING FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM
If you walk through the British Museum in London, and you have your wits about... Read More
LIVING, NOT DYING
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Iran’s increasingly reckless attacks across the Middle East have... Read More
WHO IS FOR GOD?
Ordinarily, when we come to Parshat Ki Tissa, we immediately focus on the dramatic story... Read More
BUILDERS OF BUILDERS
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Socrates is supposed to have said: “Education is the... Read More