Yom Kippur: Ultimate Love, and the Danger of Religious Exhaustion
This awareness demands a new attitude, an ideological repentance. We must never view Judaism as an arrival
The Enigma of the Lost Ark of the Covenant
As Rosh Hashanah and the new year of 5778 approaches, most people tend to become more introspective and spiritually sensitive.
Traveling to Home Base and Eternal Life (Parashat Re’eh)
Only through a year of mourning, which consists of meditation and teshuva, are we able to recapture the message of Sinai.
Betraying Judaism in the Name of Halacha
We are in desperate need of bold ideas that will place the Halacha in the center of our lives and make us receptive to God’s presence through a daring new encounter with Him.
An Open Letter to Omar al-Abed
Muslims have killed Jews many times before, and that has not advanced the Islamic cause or religion in the slightest.
Do You Feel the Churban Yet?
I will be there with you every step of the way, I never abandoned you, and you must believe Me. Fear nothing or no one, for I am with you.
My Father’s World
But this is my Father’s World. I will thank Him and grow closer to Him as I run and finish my race.
Parshat Chukat: The Devastation of Religious Coercion
Moshe was punished harshly for his failure to adhere strictly to the details of this command.
Circumcision: Should it be Banned?
The supposed reason: “violation of children’s rights,” and “mental and physical harm” to the child.
Prophecy in the News Conference: Ultimate Oxymoron or Wave of the Future?
Prophecy and news seem to be two disconnected types of communication, working at cross purposes.