Spirits in a Material World (Vaera 5776)
The Torah sometimes says something of fundamental importance in what seems like a minor and incidental comment. There is a … Read more
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On Not Predicting the Future (Vayechi 5776)
Jacob was on his death-bed. He summoned his children. He wanted to bless them before he died. But the text … Read more
To Wait Without Despair (Mikketz 5776)
Something extraordinary happens between last week’s parsha and this week’s. It is almost as if the pause of a week … Read more
Feeling the Fear (Vayishlach 5776)
It is one of the most enigmatic episodes in the Torah, but also one of the most important, because it … Read more
How the Light Gets In (Vayetse 5776)
Why Jacob? That is the question we find ourselves asking repeatedly as we read the narratives of Genesis. Jacob is … Read more
A Call from the Future (Chayei Sarah 5776)
He was 137 years old. He had been through two traumatic events involving the people most precious to him in … Read more
Journey of the Generations (Lech Lecha 5776)
Mark Twain said it most pithily. “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could … Read more
The Courage to Live with Uncertainty (Noach 5776)
For each of us there are milestones on our spiritual journey that change the direction of our life and set … Read more
The Art of Listening (Bereishit 5776)
What exactly was the first sin? What was the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil? Is this kind of … Read more
Introduction to Spirituality: Covenant and Conversation 5776
Covenant and Conversation this year is about spirituality, about the search for God and His place in our lives. … Read more
