It’s Not About Our Enemies
“And even with that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, and I will not be disgusted with them to eliminate them, to nullify my Covenant with them.”
The Simple Truth
There is a deceptively simple Commandment in this week's reading: "a man shall not deceive his brother" [Lev. 25:14]. This is distinct from being a false witness [Ex. 20:16], denying having another's property [Lev. 19:11] and false judgment, "distance yourself from a...
The Hidden Holiday
Why doesn’t the Torah tell us that it was given to us on Shavuos, the holiday it calls merely the feast of “weeks” and a “gathering?” And what does this tell us about the Torah itself?
Learning from Tragedy
When four Rabbis of the Mishnah reached the Temple Mount, they saw a fox come out of the area of the Holy of Holies. The other three rabbis cried, but Rebbe Akiva laughed. Why did he laugh? And how did his explanation console the other three?
Teaching It to our Children
Last week, we spoke about the recurring themes of Passover in every generation: freedom from slavery under G-d, those who would hate us, and Divine Protection. There is another aspect to the concept of "In Every Generation," also found in abundance in the Haggadah:...
In Every Generation
The development of the new Torah.org enables us to provide a range of new content, especially introductory material. The Sabbath prior to Pesach is called Shabbos HaGadol, the Great Sabbath, because the Jews were shown that their redemption had begun -- they were...
