Category: Torah Portions
THE MYSTERY OF CANAAN’S CURSE
After Noah and his sons depart the Ark following the Great Flood, he plants a... Read More
THE DANGERS OF EXAGGERATED CAUTION
I don’t expect that you have heard of Dr. Ian Walker, a professor at Bath... Read More
ARI FULD’S MESSAGE IS SET TO LAST
In March 2015, I received an email from Ari Fuld. A mutual friend had suggested... Read More
A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
The late Stanley Abramovitch, who passed away without much fanfare a little over five years... Read More
THE ESCHATOLOGY OF TESHUVA
In Parshat Nitzavim (Deut. 30), Moses shares a prophecy concerning the "end of days", the... Read More
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
How does one measure happiness? It seems like a simple question, but as it turns... Read More
LESSONS IN CHARITY, PHILANTHROPY & BENEVOLENCE
Parshat Ki Tavo begins with the mitzvah of Bikkurim, the giving of first fruits of... Read More
THE NATURE VS. NURTURE DEBATE REVISITED
In 1883, the sociologist polymath Sir Francis Galton published his celebrated work on human behavior,... Read More