A First Since the Time of Biblical Kings: Israel’s Top Clergy Wears Torah Scroll
Wearing a Torah scroll hasn’t been practiced by Jewish leadership since the times of the Bible. The Gemara (Sanhedrin 28) explains that the Torah must hang from the king himself:
Shoftim: Building the Tzadik State of Israel
This week’s Torah reading Shoftim, maps out for us, the ideal national structure, of the Jewish people in their homeland, the Land of Israel.
Matot: Great is Vengeance Because It Appears Between Two Names of God
Anger, hatred, vengeance, killing and bloodshed, are generally looked down upon, even forbidden in Judaism, and not the behavior of an elevated individual, as it says in Leviticus 19:18, “You shall not take revenge…”
Pinchas on Jewish Leadership: Do the Right Thing, No Matter What!
In the last several years, do to poor leadership, “Palestine” has became “Hamastan,” and rockets have rained down on Israelis regularly.
Balak: Epstein and Pedophilia, Weinstein, Barak and Peres
The irony of the Jeffrey Epstein case breaking wide open this past week, as the week’s Torah reading was Balak, screams out for more scrutiny.
Jewish Torah Scholars to Give Online Crash-Course Preparing World for End of Days
The online seminar will be free and available to anyone with an internet connection
My Struggle with Persuasion and the Truth Concerning other Religions
Interestingly, my family believes that I am not at all business-orientated and therefore completely unsuitable for this
Is the Torah Divine? Thoughts for Shavuot on Combustibility
One of the most challenging aspects in Judaism is how to relate to the concept of revelation.
On Kedushah, Kedoshim, and Kiddush HaShem
This week, we saw the intersection, of another murder spree at a synagogue in America, Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, and the weekly Parsha (Torah reading), Kedoshim.
Pekudei, Counting, and Israeli Election Polls
This week’s Torah Reading, Pekudei, describes a very Jewish character trait, meticulous accounting, whether in business, government, or the social sector.