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Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Jul 18, 2025, 9:13 AM
Going Ape: The Israeli and American Religious Fight Against Science
What’s the connection between the most sensational trial in American history (no, not O.J. Simpson), the Trump Administration’s massive cuts in science and education funding, and the ongoing political maelstrom in Israel over the place of the haredim in...
Yael Chaya Miriam Gray
Jul 17, 2025, 11:17 PM
Lavan/Lavayn: The Whiteness That Must Be Whitened
Sometimes, whiteness is not light. Sometimes, it glistens with the gleam of clarity but conceals the murk of deception. It speaks with polished courtesy while plotting in secret. It wears garments of order and control, but underneath, it hides the...
Yael Chaya Miriam Gray
Jul 16, 2025, 9:55 PM
The Begadim Chamudot & The Chashmal
There is, in truth, a profound and concealed relationship between the begadim chamudot—the “precious garments” that Rivka placed upon Yaakov—and the mystical entity known as chashmal, as revealed in the vision of Yechezkel and explicated by the Zohar and...
Shlomo Ezagui
Jul 15, 2025, 8:54 PM
The spiritual and scientific truth of a connected universe
Hashem Echad, God’s Unity in the Quantum Field Throughout history, humanity has sought the fundamental principle that unites the universe's diversity. Philosophers, mystics, and scientists alike have wondered whether a single source or substance underlies all existence. In recent decades,...
Sharona Margolin Halickman
Jul 15, 2025, 7:55 PM
The great great granddaughters of Tzelophchad
In Parshat Pinchas, we read about the five daughters of Tzelophchad who loved the Land of Israel (even though they had not yet been there!). After hearing that only men would inherit land, they complained as they had no...
Yael Chaya Miriam Gray
Jul 15, 2025, 6:37 PM
Esau’s Hairy Mantle And Eliyahu’s Coat of Hair
There is a profound mystical relationship between Esau’s mantle of hair and Eliyahu’s coat of hair. Though they appear on opposite sides of the moral spectrum—Esau as hunter, Eliyahu as prophet—the se’ar (hair) that cloaks both carries deep Kabbalistic...
Joel Cohen
Jul 14, 2025, 3:55 PM
When Encountering Troubling Scriptural Verses
Perhaps the more apt title would be: “When you read things in the Bible that greatly disturb you.” * * * Many read or study the Bible for inspiration – a motivating force to help lead a better or a morally...
Yaakov Lieder
Jul 14, 2025, 12:56 PM
Scrolling, Comparing, Coveting: The Silent Crisis Within
A Torah and Psychological Perspective on Jealousy in the Thought Age If you have 30 seconds… The Torah’s View – Why “Just Thinking It” Still Matters In today’s culture, many people say: “It’s just a thought. I’m not acting on it. So, what’s...
Yael Chaya Miriam Gray
Jul 14, 2025, 11:24 AM
The Izhbitzer on Pinchas: The mistaken spear
The spear falls. Two bodies—Zimri, prince of a tribe, and Cozbi, daughter of Midianite royalty—collapse as one. The plague halts. The nation is spared. And the man who dared the act, Pinchas, is granted a brit shalom—a covenant of...
Yigal Bin-Nun
Jul 13, 2025, 11:45 PM
Shaphan ben Azaliah, Author of the Biblical Historical Saga
It appears that the scribe Shaphan, a prominent figure in the Judean administration, along with his supporters, was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate King Amon. Following this act, Shaphan effectively seized power, initiated a radical cultic reform, and...
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