Steven Zvi Gleiberman, at The Blogs

Sep 5, 2024, 9:32 PM

19: You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show favoritism, and you shall not take a bribe, for bribery blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts just words. At first glance, this passuk seems to state the obvious:...

Aug 29, 2024, 10:29 AM

Life Ain’t Straightforward

26: Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse. This first passuk of Parshat Re'eh seems very straightforward. Sort of linear. A simple cause and effect; do the right thing, and you will be blessed; do the...

Aug 22, 2024, 3:51 PM

Choosing Optimism

Since we truly believe that everything comes from God, why do we allow ourselves to be consumed by worrying about how we will obtain our needs? If something is meant to be ours, God will provide it; if not,...

Aug 15, 2024, 11:51 PM

Love Through Lovin’

Can one be forced to feel a certain way? No, but at weddings people are generally happy, and at funerals people are generally sad. Unless you are in North Korea, where a dictatorship forces people to be sad at...

Aug 9, 2024, 7:20 PM

Leaders Reflect

The Parsha starts off with Moshe, the greatest leader in history, addressing the Jewish nation in his final speech. As he is recounting the events over the last 40 years, something unique stands out, in the fact that despite...

Aug 2, 2024, 3:05 PM

Be ‘Right’

The descendants of Reuven and Gad express their interest in remaining on the eastern side of the Jordan River, rather than crossing to the Promised Land. Moshe's response to them is, "Shall your brothers go to war while you...

Jul 25, 2024, 4:47 PM

Scared to ask

The daughters of Tzelophchad (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah) approached Moshe with a bold request. Their father had died without leaving any sons, and under the existing Jewish law, his inheritance would have passed to other relatives, instead...

Jul 19, 2024, 1:37 PM

If Not Going Up, You’re Going Down

Why is getting blessed or getting cursed a zero-sum game? Shouldn’t there be the middle ground of not getting cursed or not getting blessed? The story of Balaam and Balak is most definitely zero sum: either blessings or curses....

Jul 12, 2024, 2:55 PM

Don’t Cancel People

A person was driving down the road when he noticed a car pulled over on the side of the road. This person, an observant Jew, pulls over to help. He asks the man, a secular Jew, what the problem...

Jun 28, 2024, 2:06 PM

True Freedom

The Rambam discusses the need for the Jewish nation to wander the desert for 40 years, as walking the desert without the usual urban amenities was meant to instill courage and faith in a higher power. Additionally, this 40-year...

About Me

StevenZvi grew up in Brooklyn and in his professional life worked in the healthcare industry in New York City. Wishing to create additional meaning and purpose in his life, he moved to Jerusalem in November 2020, where he lives with his wife, works in the Medical Technology space and volunteers for Hatzalah. He uses his writing capabilities as a healthy outlet not to receive money, recognition or fame. It’s his hope that his articles will have some positive impact on the Jewish nation and humanity worldwide. He may not live forever, but his contributions to society might.

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