By Yochanan Gordon God created this world and us upon it in order to be the physical manifestation of his sovereignty. The Midrash describes an existential divine...
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 Mordechai Burg I was recently sitting with a group of high school seniors attending Yeshivat Mevaseret (where I teach) this coming Elul, and to get...
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...
By Rav Mordechai Burg “The Shul near my house is under construction. The next Shul is a 45-minute drive away. After this summer I just can’t imagine...
By Alex Fleksher When Rochel Goldbaum comes to town, with talks titled “An Honest Conversation about Marital Intimacy” and “Reclaiming Intimacy,” she packs a room. Women of...
By Moshe Schonbrun Meaningful Minute’s Mourning with Hope film was a fusion of deep Torah and empowering optimism. Here are my 18 takeaways after watching the film:...
By Alex Fleksher I am fascinated and challenged by the emotional nature of the Jewish calendar. For example, the juxtaposition of Yom Kippur and Sukkos, particularly Simchas...
The parsha begins dealing with vows and oaths and their annulment. Its position here, though – near the end of the book of Bamidbar – is strange....
Being a Ba’al Teshuvah or Ger is sort of like being pregnant. Pregnant women are often bombarded with all sorts of personal questions from complete strangers