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Back to SearchThe Gift that Does Not Keep on Giving: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #25
Shabbat is described in the Talmud as a "good gift." But aren’t all gifts supposedly good? What makes Shabbat a gift that is uniquely positive in con…
2 years, 3 months ago
Soft and Strong: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #24
The person recovering from the biblical disease tzara'at has to bring, in addition to their offering, a piece of cedar wood and a piece of hyssop. Th…
2 years, 3 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Ki Tissa: Facing the Fire
Parashat Ki Tissa makes repeated reference to God’s “face” when describing Moshe’s communication with God. But what exactly did Moshe see when he lo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Spiritual Retreat: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #23
According to the Ohev Yisrael, the Israelites preferred to live under physical oppression in Egypt than to live in a state of spiritual indebtedness …
2 years, 3 months ago
New Podcast Trailer: Answers WithHeld
When kids ask big questions, how do you respond? Whether you are parent, educator, or just a curious person, you've probably asked yourself the same …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Quest for Improvement: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #22
The Talmud recognizes two very different forms of teshuvah (repentance): "teshuvah out of love" and "teshuvah out of fear." Both of these forms of te…
2 years, 3 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Tetzaveh: Following the Thread
One of the most dazzling of all the ornate garments worn by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, was the tzitz (ציץ), a tiara that that encircled the tu…
2 years, 3 months ago
It is Better to Give: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #21
Gifts are more than their monetary equivalents. A gift can be an expression of love and affection, of fear and obedience, an obnoxious demonstration …
2 years, 4 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Terumah: Holy Containers
This week, we are introduced to what will become the holiest object in the Hebrew Bible, although it is not really so much an object as it is a conta…
2 years, 4 months ago
R. Elie Lehmann: Torah of the People
How can we access Torah? Who has the right to speak Torah? The hasidic rebbes encourage us to reach deep inside ourselves for the eternal springs of …
2 years, 4 months ago