Writing
Shavuos II (Bamidbar): What Does An Angel Look Like?
People are always looking for guidance. For every aspect of life, there are mentors and guides and therapist and trainers.
What does the Torah say of the matter? Who is worthy of your trust? And how do angels fit into the picture?
Shavuos (Bechukosai): “Beauty is Vain…” Really?
Each Friday night, as the family gathers around the Shabbat table, we sing “Eshet Chayil,” the ode of the Jewish woman.
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is vain,” we declare in its closing.
What exactly does that mean?
Behar (Lag Baomer): Rabbi Akiva’s Students – Lovers or Haters?
Rabbi Akiva is famous for his motto: Love your fellow as yourself. Yet, his own students died for… disrespecting their peers. Were they sleeping through class?
Pesach: Security Measures
The world around us is tumultuous and turbulent. Terrorism in Israel, the war in Europe and divisions in societies around the world evoke feelings of fear and anxiety. What can we do about it?
During the Plague of the Firstborn, blood on doorposts protected the Jews. What its modern day version?
Pesach: Will Everything Be Okay?
Just as Jerusalem seemed doomed by a massive invasion, matters took a stunning turn. A lesson about hope, vision, and the importance of education.
11 NISSAN (FORMERLY PREPARED FOR TETZAVEH): A HOUSE FILLED WITH LIGHT
Marking the 120th birthday of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.