September 2020

Simcha is an overused but less understood concept. It expresses feelings of “joy”, sentiments of “great pleasure”, of “happiness”, or even “elation”. Highlighting how central… Read More »The Joy of Mitzvah Observance

“Because you did not serve Hashem, your G-d, with happiness and goodness of heart, when you had everything in abundance”(28:47) The Torah attributes all of… Read More »The Root Of Unhappiness

I have in earlier years written about the strange requirement that the Torah imposes upon the Jewish farmer in the land of Israel when he… Read More »Jewish History and the Farmer

Yeshaya 60:1 This week’s haftorah brings us to the final dimensions of the consolation of the Jewish people. The prophet Yeshaya shares with us a… Read More »Haftorah Commentary Parshas Ki Savo

There is nothing more disheartening than a curse. And this week the Torah singles out specific violations that are worthy of the epithet, “cursed is… Read More »Fine Print