Shabbat Yitro

Father-in-Law Read more

Shabbat Beshalach

What is a miracle? Read more

Samson Is Israel

Shimshon ( Samson) is the great Jewish hero. The symbol of Jewish defiance and overcoming odds, throughout the ages. Read more

Shabbat Bo

Negotiations   Read more

Shabbat Vaeyra

 Why Wait? Read more

British Mandate a Mistake?

The ignorant  (or brainwashed) , useful idiots who call for the destruction of a Jewish homeland, claim that the Mandate that granted Jews a homeland was not only a mistake but an original sin. Read more

Yeshivas: A place where you sit!

What is a Yeshivah?  A place where you sit, literally. Of course, you can do many things when you sit. From meditation to wasting time! Read more

Shabbat Vayechi

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Migration and Assimilation

There are very different reasons why Jews have always migrated, and many have assimilated. Read more

Shabbat Vayigash

Politics
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Orgies

Since we are in the midst of party season, I am reminded of the strange history of Jewish parties that went wrong. Read more

Shabbat Mikeytz: Dreams

Dreams play a very important part in the biblical narrative. Read more

A history of Chanukah

We like to think that Chanukah was the great victory of Judah, the son of Mattityahu the Priest ( who initiated the resistance ) against the mighty Syrian or Seleucid Greeks over two thousand years ago. Read more

Shabbat Vayeyshev

Tamar the Righteous Woman Read more

The Wind and the Sun

A few weeks ago, The Economist ran an article referring to Sir Isaiah Berlin. Read more

Shabbat Vayishlach

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Shabbat Vayeytzey

Do as You Would Be Done By Read more

The Savanarola Moment

People are asking why now are we experiencing such a tsunami of hatred? Read more

Shabbat Toldot

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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate

While the world’s attention has been focused on the American election, a far less publicized but still significant election for the Chief Rabbinate took place in Israel. Read more

Shabbat Chayey Sarah

Pay attention to the words! Read more

Shabbat Vayeyra

Avraham Challenges God Read more

Trump

וללב מלכים אין חקר
“There is no way to  plumb the depths of the hearts of kings.”
Proverbs 25:3
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Shabbat Leych Lecha

Challenges Read more

Assassinations 

Yes, of course, I was delighted to hear that Sinwar met the violent end that he deserved. Read more

The Festival of Succot

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Yom Kippur Eve

Hope or Trust? Read more

Should God Atone too?

We are approaching a period of atonement. And sometimes, I wonder who should be atoning. Read more

Shabbat Nitzavim & Vayeylech

SECRETS Read more

Daniel Deronda: George Eliot and the Jews.

In 1290, Jews were expelled from England. In 1656, Cromwell failed to persuade Parliament to welcome Jews back officially. Read more

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