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Ariel Ben Avraham

Jul 22, 2018, 7:28 AM

Parshat Va’etchanan: Living in goodness (II)

“O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness, Your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth that can do according to Your works, and according to Your mighty acts?” (Deuteronomy...

Mikie Goldstein

Jul 20, 2018, 12:21 AM

The day the Jewish state became Orthodox

The legs of a bride and groom are seen as they break two glasses concluding their Reform Jewish wedding ceremony held in front of the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, on March 18, 2013, in protest of the Orthodox Rabbinate's monopoly on marriage licensing and the lack of civil marriages in Israel. (Flash 90)

It only took a few hours: first, the nation-state bill was signed; then, a Conservative rabbi was detained by police

Jul 19, 2018, 10:55 PM

The effective critic

Before you give rebuke, make sure the object of your improvement knows you are 100% on their side (Devarim)

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 18, 2018, 5:02 PM

Take the trip and explain later

In Parshat Dvarim (Dvarim 1:22), Moshe recounts: “You approached me, all of you, and said, ‘Let us send men ahead of us to spy out the Land for us, and let them bring back word to us, the route...

Chananya Weissman

Jul 17, 2018, 5:48 PM

What’s your galus exit plan?

There is very little that we know with certainty, but one thing we do know is that at some point in the future -- most likely in the relatively near future -- the Jewish nation will return to Israel...

Ariel Ben Avraham

Jul 15, 2018, 5:56 AM

Parshat Devarim: Goodness, the Promised Land (II)

“And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and brought us back word and said, ‘Good is the land which the Lord our God has given to us’. Yet...

Shira Pasternak Be'eri

Jul 12, 2018, 10:36 PM

What Zelophehad's daughters teach us about agunot

Illustrative. (Pixabay)

When humans can't figure out how to apply God's law, relying on principles of compassion and equality can't go wrong

Jul 12, 2018, 6:52 PM

Miles to go before I sleep (Matot-Masai 5778)

Illustrative. Snowy woods. (Pixabay)

If we didn't pause, we'd burn out, but we can't stop for long, for life is built from challenges and change

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 12, 2018, 12:06 AM

Why should we specifically settle Israel?

In Parshat Masei (Bamidbar33:53) we are commanded: “Drive out the inhabitants of the land and settle in it, because I have given this land to you to possess.” Ramban (Nachmanides) believes that it is a positive commandment to dwell in...

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Jul 11, 2018, 6:02 PM

The Controversy Surrounding My Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture

In memory of Rabbi Emanuel Quint, z"l, a great Teacher in Israel Several of my Orthodox (rabbinical) friends and opponents have called on me not to accept an invitation by the Friends of Louis Jacobs to give a lecture next Sunday...

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