Parshas Beshalach Have you ever heard the old folktale about the man and the two travelers? An old farmer was hoeing in his field beside the road...
I sensed it for a while, but it took me many years to have the courage to say it so bluntly. It seems clear to me that...
The name of this week’s Torah reading is “The Life of Sarah.” And if we look at the life of our mother Sarah, we can understand something...
By Rabbi Shais Taub The Theodicy of the Churban In Parshas Re’eh, as the people are preparing to enter Israel, Moshe instructs them:[1] “Demolish the altars [of...
By R’ Shais Taub The Fall Guy The new CEO of a large tech firm met with the outgoing CEO who gave him three numbered envelopes. “If...
By Rabbi Shais Taub Department of Redundancy Department “Look here,” a husband says to his wife, “This article says that men use about 10,000 words per day...