Emotional Intelligence (Ha’azinu 5779)
In March 2015 I had a public conversation at Yale with the University’s President Peter Salovey. The occasion was quite … Read more
Parsha: Ha'azinu
Moses the Man (Ha’azinu 5778)
That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is … Read more
The Spirituality of Song (Ha’azinu 5777)
With Ha’azinu we climb to one of the peaks of Jewish spirituality. For a month Moses had taught the people. … Read more
The Arc of the Moral Universe (Ha’azinu 5776)
In majestic language, Moses breaks into song, investing his final testament to the Israelites with all the power and passion … Read more
Ha’azinu (5774) – The Leader’s Call to Responsibility
When words take wing, they modulate into song. That is what they do here in Haazinu as Moses, with the … Read more
Ha’azinu (5773) – Let My Teaching Fall Like Rain
In the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the people to think of the Torah – … Read more
Ha’azinu (5772) – Moses the Man
That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in … Read more
Ha’azinu (5771) – The inheritance that belongs to everyone
Commenting on a key verse from today’s parsha, a Midrash tells a pointed story: Once Rabbi Yannai was walking along … Read more
Ha’azinu (5770) – Vengeance
One of the most tragic moments in Western civilization came when Christians began distinguishing between what they called “the Old … Read more
Ha’azinu (5769) – Let my teaching fall like rain
In the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the people to think of the Torah – … Read more