![]( "Yonatan Sindel/Flash90") The new era of humankindG-d's Covenant with Noach brought to light the psychological boost required to restart civilization. , 10/31/2019, 2:55 PM ![]( "iStock") Having to or wanting to fast?Yom Kippur presents a unique opportunity. It is a day where one is defined as a sinner, and one faces this reality., 10/7/2019, 5:59 AM ![]( "צילום: Yoni Kempinski") Rabbeinu Bechaye shows us the blueprint for success in the parashaRabbeinu Bechaye (1255-1340), in his commentary on the Torah, offers an explanation as to what is being referenced in the verse: “You shall follow the Lord, your God, fear Him, keep His commandments, heed His voice, worship Him, and cleave to Him.” , 8/30/2019, 3:15 PM ![]( "אשל השומרון") A not quite national censusBamidbar Torah Reading: This past Shabbat in Israel and this coming Shabbat in the Diaspora., 6/3/2019, 9:00 AM ![]( "צילום: יונתן סינדל, פלאש 90") The moment it came to an endHow could Haman have blundered so badly? Presenting to the king the idea of dressing someone else up as king could only be translated as a potential threat to the throne., 3/22/2019, 5:21 AM ![]( "Flash 90") Moses' pivotal blessingWhen we pray, we express the reality of how we are dependent existences. However, we cannot approach prayer as if there will be a definitive result., 3/12/2019, 11:50 AM ![]( "Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90") Why do we need an Oracle?While the issues of when the Urim VeTumim was to be used or who made use of it are important, the very necessity this metaphysical system is the deeper question that needs to be analyzed. , 2/18/2019, 3:43 PM ![]( "Thinkstock") Taking the plungeKiddush Hashem, the sanctification of G-d's name, is not a simple decision. When the opportunity presents itself, an individual is involved in a tremendous internal battle. The natural action would be not to perform such an action.., 1/17/2019, 1:10 PM ![]( "Flash 90") Vayetze: The truth about LavanLavan was guided by his unquenchable thirst to be in control and used his remarkable abilities to manipulate others towards this end., 11/16/2018, 1:41 PM ![]( "Hadas Parush / Flash 90") Eliezer's moment as patriarchEliezer’s decision regarding Rivka was truly a complete fulfillment of the mission laid out for him by Avraham., 11/1/2018, 2:37 PM ![]( "Flash 90") Departing wordsWhy are the Jewish people "fortunate?
", 9/30/2018, 11:00 AM ![]( "Ayelet HaShachar") Viduy: Lost in translationThe question here is: what exactly is the importance of this verbalization? Viduy with teshuva is not a confession in the standard sense of the word., 9/18/2018, 7:38 AM ![]( "Flash 90") To be a great nationJews are not naturally superior nor are they genetically so., 8/24/2018, 12:52 PM ![]( "Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority") Searching for solaceNevuzaradan understood there was something unique about these people, and normal military techniques could not work. He needed Divine assistance., 7/21/2018, 9:39 PM ![]( "Arielle Di-Porto for The Jewish Agency for Israel") Balaam's worldviewUnderstanding Bilaam’s perspective becomes important when observing how it is in stark contrast to the approach of Judaism., 6/29/2018, 2:59 PM ![]( "Rembrandt, 1634") Haftarat Naso: What's your name?Both Jacob and Manoach asked for the name of the angel who appeared to them - but how different their questions were from each other., 5/25/2018, 8:30 AM ![]( "Istock") Waving away the conflict The idea of waving the omer, known as tenufa, is something we see several times in the Torah. What does it signify?, 4/27/2018, 5:03 PM ![]( "Flash 90") Internalizing a Torah IdealThe centrality of self-control is evident in the admonition offered concerning the Divine presence., 4/13/2018, 4:42 PM ![]() Parshat Para: Similar, but so different:Beyond the technical connection between the bringing of the para aduma, rendering someone who is tameh now tahor, and the upcoming korban Pesach., 3/9/2018, 8:43 AM ![]( "Jean-Léon Gérôme") Everlasting impactThe idea of a Divine Revelation to a mass of people, and their personal recollections passed down from generation to generation, serves as the bedrock for belief in God. , 2/1/2018, 10:14 PM ![]( "Thinkstock") Perfect balance“You inclined Your right hand; the earth swallowed them up.”, 1/25/2018, 7:21 AM ![]() Vayigash: No soap opera hereWas this the same Joseph who Jacob saw as being a future leader of the Jewish people? Or had he been corrupted by his surroundings?, 12/20/2017, 5:54 PM ![]( "Golan Heights Winery") Miketz: The Sommelier A person who see himself as a purely independent existence can have little room for God. , 12/15/2017, 12:05 PM ![]() We bid you adieuThe ideology presented by Yaakov could not tolerate the intrusion of anything foreign. , 11/26/2017, 11:27 PM ![]( "iStock") Divergent pathsNo mechanism within Judaism exists to tolerate a communal religion., 11/9/2017, 10:00 PM ![]() To look or not to lookDuring the flood, God was enacting a punishment, a clear demonstration of the idea of Divine judgment. , 10/25/2017, 4:25 PM ![]( "Flash 90") The real blessingThe Torah lists blessings, but what is good about being so blessed?, 9/10/2017, 10:14 AM ![]() What Is fair?Adapting the Torah to what is accepted as fair by the surrounding world is a direct rejection of its Divine objectivity., 6/25/2017, 12:14 AM ![]( "צילום: Yoni Kempinski") No menial taskWhy is all of the information here important, especially in light of the fact that the various assignments in the parsha were particular to the sojourn of the Jews in the wilderness?, 5/28/2017, 11:20 PM ![]() Threading the lineThe universe is fine-tuned for the existence of life as we know it., 4/11/2017, 8:50 PM ![]( "צילום: iStock") Mr. Nice GuyThe Torah begins with chesed, kindness, and ends with chesed., 11/18/2016, 2:31 PM ![]() Natural orderMan needs to guard himself from chance occurrences that are usual in the world - Sefer Hachinuch., 9/20/2016, 5:44 AM ![]( "Flash90") New ideas in the festivalsIf one would briefly analyze the festivals, it would become abundantly clear that each one is “built” around a specific theme of the Divine relationship with the Jewish people., 9/4/2016, 12:30 AM ![]( "Thinkstock") Balak (Diaspora): No one is perfectThe Torah does not hide the faults of our founders. The notion of applying superhuman qualities to a human being is not a Jewish idea., 7/21/2016, 9:06 AM
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