Category: Torah Portions
THE HUMILITY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The Book of Leviticus begins with the word “vayikra” (ויקרא), but the letter aleph at... Read More
THE MARK OF TRUE LEADERSHIP
In a Washington Post interview this past Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed unequivocally that... Read More
AN UNFINISHED WORK OF ART
On April 12, 1945, the Russian-born American artist, Elizabeth Shoumatoff, began work on a portrait... Read More
AN UNFINISHED WORK OF ART (PODCAST)
A fascinating exhibition in New York showcasing "unfinished" and "non-finito" works of art presents us... Read More
URIM VETUMIM, THE JEWISH ORACLE
The "Urim" and "Tumim" were a means of divination for the Jewish nation created together... Read More
LOVE LANGUAGE OF VERY FEW WORDS
In October 2010, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology published a fascinating article about... Read More
THE MISHKAN PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
Parshat Vayakhel begins with Moshe's instructions to the nation about the construction of the Mishkan... Read More
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
A few weeks ago, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, our youngest son Uri put... Read More