Morey Schwartz, at The Blogs

Nov 3, 2023, 6:07 AM

The battle in Israel is raging. And you are searching for things you can do to help. You are glued to the news and feeling worried, agitated...helpless. Take a break and learn Torah. A few weeks ago, in the first week...

Oct 26, 2023, 3:55 PM

Abram’s 318: The Moral Decision to Go to War

A family member kidnapped. A massive war is raging. The moral decision is made quickly – there is no time to waste. The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they left. They also...

Apr 12, 2022, 11:51 PM

When a Jab is More Than a Jab

The incident at the Oscars has sparked conversation on a variety of important and relevant topics for today’s world. From discussions as to what is considered a joke to the justification of a physical assault, there is no shortage...

May 1, 2021, 12:15 AM

Embrace the pain, resist the blame

Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord…. and Aaron remained silent (Lev. 10:2-3) A nation mourns. The unfathomable tragedy that took place amidst the exuberant celebrations of Lag BaOmer atop Mount Meron this past Thursday...

Mar 3, 2021, 6:19 PM

The law of return and the Jewish covenant of fate

It seems to me that the timing of the Israeli High Court decision to recognize Reform and Conservative conversations done in Israel as meeting the requirements of the Law of Return could not have been time any better. This past...

Jan 13, 2021, 11:03 PM

Calling a Plague, a Plague

Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the third-highest-ranking Republican leader in the House, has named it – what happened in the US Capital one week ago today was an act of betrayal by the President of the United States The confrontation between Moses...

Dec 29, 2020, 7:50 PM

Hindsight is 2020

In all matters of life and living, we can view what happens to us through one of three lenses: Lens of insight – as life happens, we seek to understand it. Insight is the limited capacity to gain an accurate...

Nov 27, 2020, 6:11 AM

One was Loved, One was Hated

The Torah uses a harsh word to describe Jacob’s feelings for his first wife, Leah: that she was hated. Alarmed by this language, some commentaries suggest that “hated” does not mean Leah was actually hated, just loved less that...

Nov 11, 2020, 2:31 PM

Leaders are elected, but leadership must be earned

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When George Augustine Washington was elected in 1789 to become the first national leader of the nascent republic of the United States of America, there was major debate as to what he should be called. In the detailed records...

Nov 5, 2020, 8:01 PM

Mutual Understanding: The third side of every story

How did we get here? When did people decide that they could no longer bear to disagree agreeably? How is it that parents and children are no longer talking to each other, that husbands and wives are splitting up, that neighbors...

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As International Director. Rabbi Dr. Morey Schwartz, advances the work of the Florence Melton School as he seeks out and assesses new opportunities to enhance Melton’s global impact through communal, national and international partnerships and other strategic relationships. He is also an author, teacher and registered mohel, living in Israel since 2000.

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