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Jan 16, 2026, 12:44 PM

How Torah Teaches Us to Kill an Impulse

There is a moment in Red Dead Redemption 2 that is easy to miss and difficult to forget. John Marston is trying — awkwardly, imperfectly — to live an honest life. His past is catching up with him. Trouble finds...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Nov 12, 2025, 12:07 PM

Sarah, In Her Own Words (At Least As I Imagine Them)

I was not born to be a footnote. I was born abrasive as a spice jar — keep me on the shelf and I will season the whole kitchen. If you want to know my story, listen to me:...

Shamai Leibowitz

Nov 9, 2025, 9:37 PM

The Voice That Stopped the Knife

Hearing the Torah’s call to conscience amid the bloodshed in Gaza and the West Bank, and the deafening propaganda of our time. This week's Torah reading, Vayeira, compels us to confront two profoundly disturbing narratives that place the lives of...

Andy Blumenthal

Nov 9, 2025, 4:44 AM

From the Binding of Isaac to October 7

As antisemitism once again rises with alarming intensity across the globe, we must hold fast to a fundamental truth: those who threaten the Jewish people wield power only by the will of the Almighty. This week’s Torah portion, Vayera, recounts...

Nov 7, 2025, 12:51 AM

When G-d wanted Abraham to verify he is a human

"And G-d said to Abraham: first, I need to verify that you are not a robot! So Abraham did."The above verse is not authentic. It's a fake verse that doesn't appear in the Torah (shocking, I know!). During the...

Nov 6, 2025, 5:10 AM

Beginnings and Endings: Parshat Vayera

There is much posttraumatic stress in Israel today, and thus it is good for my mental health to spend time in Los Angeles with my son in his warm and welcoming congregation. I actually enjoyed the tension over the...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Nov 5, 2025, 5:17 AM

Six Million Akeidot: A Bold Chiddush On Parsha Vayera

"Jeremiah declares: 'They have built altars to burn their children with fire as offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor did I speak it, nor has it arisen in my thought.' 'Which I commanded not' - this refers to...

Kenneth Brander

Nov 4, 2025, 12:55 PM

Haftarat Parshat Vayera: Loyalty to God and Family

The dramatic and emotionally powerful haftara of Parshat Vayera tells the story of a barren Shunamite woman who performs the kindness of welcoming the prophet Elisha into her home. When Elisha asks how he might repay her, his servant...

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

Sep 29, 2025, 5:34 AM

Q. What Was The Relationship Between Abraham and Isaac After The Akeidah?

An Answer: They went up together and they did not come down the same. וְנִסְמְכָה מִיתַת שָׂרָה לַעֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק לְפִי שֶׁעַל יְדֵי בְּשׂוֹרַת הָעֲקֵדָה שֶׁנִּזְדַּמֵּן בְּנָהּ לִשְׁחִיטָה וְכִמְעַט שֶׁלֹּא נִשְׁחַט, פָּרְחָה נִשְׁמָתָּהּ מִמֶּנָּה וּמֵתָה. “Sarah’s death is linked to the binding of...

Allen S. Maller

Feb 17, 2025, 4:08 AM

What Makes Prophet Abraham’s Uniqueness?

As far as we know Prophet Abraham is unique in being the biological and religious ancestor of two sons whose descendants become the prophets of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. “Indeed, We chose him (Abraham) as one pure and most distinguished...

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