Category: Torah Portions
WHAT HITLER KNEW – AND WE FORGOT
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In 1856, Abraham Lincoln, that master of the pithy... Read More
ONE TORAH, ONE PEOPLE
It’s hard not to be upset by the divisions tearing apart the Jewish people in... Read More
THE PERILS OF PROGRESSIVE MERCY
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) We live in an age where “compassion” and “tolerance”... Read More
THE ILLUSION CALLED PALESTINE
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) The eighteenth century produced countless geniuses who changed how... Read More
THE GOLD STANDARD OF HOLINESS
In Parshat Eikev, the Torah gives us a lyrical description of Eretz Yisrael (Deut. 8:8):... Read More
WHEN GOD’S FIRE BURNS WITHIN
There’s a section of Parshat Eikev that is familiar to all of us who pray... Read More
SMALL STEPS, BIG GOALS
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) James Clear, author of the global bestseller Atomic Habits,... Read More
WHOSE NAME IS ON YOUR DOOR?
In Parshat Va’etchanan, in the section we know as Shema, the Torah gives us a... Read More