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Signed, sealed, and delivered, I’m yours

Preparing for Yom Kippur: The transformative experience of true repentance.

Signed, sealed, and delivered, I’m yours

How do we actually ‘make G-d King’ on Rosh Hashanah?

Understanding Rosh Hashanah, Birthday of Adam and time of momentous judgement.

How do we actually ‘make G-d King’ on Rosh Hashanah?

Believing is seeing

The unique spiritual energies of the month of Elul.

Believing is seeing

From mourning to dancing

Gam Zu L’Tovah: Believing this too is for the good.

From mourning to dancing

The secret sits in the middle and knows

A Tisha B’Av perspective: G-d is the solution, not the problem.

The secret sits in the middle and knows

The essential, indispensable oral tradition: G-d’s sacred wisdom

Moses, Gene Roddenberry, and the universal desire for immortality.

The essential, indispensable oral tradition: G-d’s sacred wisdom

Humanity’s eternal divine covenant: The Noahide Laws

Vendyl Jones and the door of hope: Trailblazer of a path for Noahides.

Humanity’s eternal divine covenant: The Noahide Laws

The loss of the Temple and our existential separation anxiety

The bravery of Pinchas on the abyss of immorality: A mirror of our times.

The loss of the Temple and our existential separation anxiety

Bilaam, ancient prophet of antisemitism: An eternal archetype

The Oceangate submersible catastrophe – and the murder of four Jews.

Bilaam, ancient prophet of antisemitism: An eternal archetype

The month of Tammuz and the healing of corrective vision

The Red Heifer and the brave new world of Artificial Intelligence: The limits of knowledge.

The month of Tammuz and the healing of corrective vision

Korach and contemporary politicians: The art of opportunism

Why did Korach’s showdown with Moshe feature 250 talitot of pure sky-blue color?

Korach and contemporary politicians: The art of opportunism

The journey is the goal

Torah reveals the essential element of true leadership.

The journey is the goal

The repetitious offerings of Parashat Naso: The secret of Kavana

Living with intent: Wherever your thoughts are…that’s where you are.

The repetitious offerings of Parashat Naso: The secret of Kavana

The first fruits of Shavuot: Torah sprouting from the Earth

From Jerusalem Day to the Sinai revelation of Shavuot: The miracles of Iyar.

The first fruits of Shavuot: Torah sprouting from the Earth

Life lessons on the meaning of a truly righteous person

Reflections on Lag Ba’Omer: The great significance of the true tzaddikim.

Life lessons on the meaning of a truly righteous person

Anticipating the redemption and the secret of hope

The unique spiritual energy of ‘the second Passover,’ the Holiday of Second Chances.

Anticipating the redemption and the secret of hope

The reality of redemption: Signs and promises of the Messianic Era

Striving to reach our full human potential…in the Land of Israel.

The reality of redemption

Days of the Omer: Clearing the rocks from the field

Social media, artificial intelligence, and the insensitivity of a mechanized society.

Days of the Omer: Clearing the rocks from the field

Leaving Egypt behind forever

Passover: A new beginning for the whole world.

Leaving Egypt behind forever

Understanding the journey of a human soul

What is the Torah’s view on reincarnation and life after death?

Understanding the journey of a human soul

The Power of Unity

The Book of Vayikra: Reconnecting with Reality

The Power of Unity

The Golden Calf and the hubris of useless knowledge

Observing the Shabbat: Clinging to Hashem Himself.

The Golden Calf and the hubris of useless knowledge

Israel faces relentless terror: Setting the record straight

Reality check in the Land of Israel: Truth vs. hypocrisy.

Israel faces relentless terror: Setting the record straight

Understanding Purim's unique revelation of future joy

Hide and seek: Spiritual dimensions of the month of Adar.

Understanding Purim's unique revelation of future joy

Is the judicial reform the real ‘threat to democracy’ in Israel?

The eternal bond between the Written and Oral Torah.

Is judicial reform the real ‘threat to democracy’ in Israel?

What is the true meaning of being 'religious?'

Yitro, Man of faith and spiritual giant of the nations.

What is the true meaning of being 'religious?'

The sanctification of time: A partnership in creation

From darkness to light: Escaping the fear of human vulnerability.

The sanctification of time: A partnership in creation

The Ten Plagues and the upending of reality

The root of exile and redemption: Forces in the Divine plan.

The Ten Plagues and the upending of reality

Pharaoh's campaign to destroy the Jewish family

Egyptian Exile: Long day's journey into night.

Pharaoh's campaign to destroy the Jewish family

Hanukkah, then and now

The Hasmonean revolt: Far-right extremists who dared to care.

Hanukkah, then and now

Hanukkah, revealing the hidden light of creation

Va’yeshev: The fall and rise of the righteous Joseph.

Hanukkah, revealing the hidden light of creation

The UN: Esav's representatives united in hatred against Israel

The multiple meanings of Yaakov’s struggle with an angel.

The UN: Esav's representatives united in hatred against Israel

Lavan, the transgender agenda, and the war against the family

The Divine intervention of personal, private miracles.

Lavan, the transgender agenda, and the war against the family

Why do some prayers go unanswered?

Yaakov, Esav, and the legacy of their grandfather, Abraham.

Why do some prayers go unanswered?

What happens to the soul after death?

The challenge of reconciling with the end of life: A Torah perspective.

What happens to the soul after death?

Abraham and Rachel: Leaving the comfort zone behind

Political correctness, media distortion and the demise of democracy.

Abraham and Rachel: Leaving the comfort zone behind

The Tower of Babel: The mechanization of a society devoid of human feeling

Podcast: The month of Marcheshvan and the secret of the sense of smell.

The mechanization of a society devoid of human feeling

Noah: Lone hero for a world gone mad

Parashat Noach, the month of Marcheshvan and the spiritual dimensions of water.

Noah: Lone hero for a world gone mad

Torah, science and the creation of the world

Did G-d create humans before Adam? The Torah’s view on prehistoric man.

Torah, science and the creation of the world

Rosh Hashanah: Signed, sealed and delivered, I’m yours

Welcoming a New Year: Sound the shofar of our redemption.

Rosh Hashanah: Signed, sealed and delivered, I’m yours