Behaalotecha 5779. Leadership: Guidance or Empathy?
For Rashi then, the true and trusted leader is the person who is willing to take the whip for his people. The real leader has built the trus
Parashat Nasso. A "sicha" by Rav Lichtenstein: "Also!" - a Service Mindset
Once one adopts the mindset of "service", one has a role to play and you perform that role come what may
Matot-Massei. When a Halakhic Solution Creates a New Halakhic Problem
Not infrequently, clashing legal rulings are reflective of two contrasting and conflicting values, which each reflect correct values.
Pinchas. The Power of Few
This is a heroic drama of women who took upon themselves the task of reviving the national faith in the land. They were successful, and the
Balak. A People that Dwells Alone
The Netziv who witnessed the great post-Emancipation assimilation of European Jewry, sees this phrase as a warning of the futility of assimi
Hukkat. An Anger Problem
Maybe the Rabbis called anger idolatry because when a person is overwhelmed by anger, their rage is their master; They are out of control; a
Korach. Wealth, Power, Corruption
Moses has not merely been condemned for leadership failure, not only attacked for the nepotism of appointing his brother. He is subject to a
Shelach Lecha. Reminders
Tzitzit generate an awareness that we are all ambassadors for and servants of the Almighty, we all have a mission to sanctify the world.
Behaalotecha. Moses in Crisis
"The seventy elders all receive their prophecy from Moses and Moses empowers and illuminates them all, but loses nothing in this overf
Nasso. Sacred or Sinner?
To achieve holiness must we step back from society? Are our lives too coarse, too profane, too indulgent, to achieve sanctity?
