Rabbi Avraham Gordimer

The war with Midian – Why now?

The direct adjacency of Milchemet Midian and the story of B’nei Gad and Reuven tell us that we need to peer deeper.

Moshe's concealed entry to the Mishkan

How should we feel when entering holy sites? The end of the Book of Shemot shows us - by Moshe's example.

Modern Orthodoxy is facing a long term existential threat

The Modern Orthodox-Lite component is the most endangered.. Reactions to Avi Ciment’s “The Modern Orthodox Conundrum.”

Vayera - The mysterious Avimelech, the exceptional Akeidah

Contrasting the attitudes of Avimelech and Avraham in complying with God's Word teaches us about different relationships with God..

Nachamu, Nachamu – The secret to survival

This week's haftarah is not only a message of consolation; it is a major hashkafic (philosophic) treatise and more.

Naso - The quite puzzling Chanukat Ha-Mizbeach

Why the last minute request of the tribes' leaders to bring special offerings as soon as the MIshkan was up? Why not plan in advance?

Bereshit - Making sense of that first Rashi

How can the Jews invoking Rashi on Bereshit as the basis of rights to Eretz Yisrael convince the nations that we are not thieves?

The Lulav paradox

We manifest joy by waving the lulav while begging Hashem for salvation. Doesn't one contradict the other?

The Shema: Left for last?

Why does the prayer appear so late in the Torah, and why is it considered our foundational statement of emunah?

A rabbi's outrageous attack on the haredi community

Rabbi Yitz Greenberg’s unfair attack on haredi Jews during the corona crisis was published in a paper they do not read. Opinion.

Entering the Sukkah, the Inner Sanctum

Ki Teitse: Metaphysical Undercurrents