Sukkot. The Key to Happiness
Our happiness is generated when we serve a higher cause, when we assist others, when we live for something larger than ourselves.
Nitzavim Vayelech/Rosh Hashanna
What you think about, what is your inner intention when you hear the Shofar? How do you feel? What do you do during those sacred moments?
Shoftim. Justice "In All Your Gates"
One cannot compare the experience of a judge who lives among those who he must guide and lead. The magistrate is part and parcel of the city
VaEtchanan. Spirit of the Law
The Torah leaves some of the ethics to our personal intuition and conscience. Our moral instincts are the divine voice within us.
Hukkat. Choose Life!
"Judaism abhors death, organic decay, and dissolution. It bids one to choose life and sanctify it."
Behar-Behukotai. The Loyalty of the Land
Can a land retain its loyalty to its nation? Why did the land of Israel lie in ruin for 2000 years?
Emor. Why Count the Omer?
We are currently in the heart of the period known as the Omer, the 49 day-count that links Pesach and Shavuot, and the source of this...
Acharei-Mot-Kedoshim. How to Turn Hate into Love
"Love thy neighbour. Do not hate your brother" How do we override ego and competition, hate, or jealousy towards another individual?
Mishpatim. Blind Faith?
Who is the greater believer, the person who follows God blindly, or an individual who makes well-reasoned, informed decisions? Is...
Vayechi. The Keys to Redemption
Joseph internalized the powerful message; that Israel, Canaan, is home, whereas Egypt is foreign soil.
