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Haftarah Vayetzei: Remarkably Relevant to Current Events in Israel Over the Last Year
The sin of Israel? מַחְלֹקֶת! The cure? Words of אַחְדוּת, not a discourse of פֵּרוּד
2 years, 10 months ago
Parshas VaYetzei: Jacob's Character Development in This Parsha
Lavan, ancestor of the Jewish People
2 years, 10 months ago
Some thoughts about President Kennedy on the anniversary of his assassination 11/22/63
Son of a big antisemite, JFK enjoyed overwhelming Jewish support. Both financially as well as in votes
2 years, 10 months ago
Thoughts of רַבָּנִים and חַזָּנִים in the last two centuries
Their competition and respective popularity reflected the difference between elite & popular culture
2 years, 10 months ago
Ahab and Ben Hadad: A Cautionary Tale
Will Sinwar escape? Will Israel allow it?
2 years, 10 months ago
The inherent problem of hereditary (as opposed to meritocratic) authority
The Temple is supposed to inspire repentance, not demand it
2 years, 10 months ago
Parshas Toldos: The Difference Between the Relationships of יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל vs. יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו
How have the two relationships played-out in history & in modern times?
2 years, 11 months ago
Rabbinic influences on voting: in the old autonomous קְהִלּוֹת, and in modern democratic elections
Jews could not vote until modern times, but when they could, רבנים tried to influence
2 years, 11 months ago
Psalm 91 and the Fighting in Israel and Gaza - Fits Like a Glove
The angels who protect our soldiers from harm, from the terrors of dark tunnels
2 years, 11 months ago
The central role of Nathan the Prophet
Team Adonijah rejected Nathan's version of the David-Bsthsheba story
2 years, 11 months ago