October 2021

What thoughts passed through Abraham’s mind as he walked towards the mountaintop with his son Isaac? Childless until the age of one hundred, Abraham and… Read More »They Went Together

“And Avraham raised his eyes and saw – behold, a ram – afterwards, caught in the thicket by its horns; so Avraham went and took… Read More »The Passion

Avraham Avinu did not only perform kindness, he defined it, and he eternalized it. This week, the Torah tells us how three angels disguised as… Read More »On Whose Account?

“And Lavan gathered all of the residents of his area and made a wedding banquet.” (Bereshith 29:22) Lavan earned the name Lavan “HaArami” (the deceiver)… Read More »The Father of Deceivers

“They bow down to vanity and emptiness and pray to a god who does not save them …” (from Aleinu, based on Yeshaya 45,20). The… Read More »Vanity and Emptiness

Question 88: Bringing Food into Arenas and Theaters Some public places, such as arenas and theaters, have policies that prohibit patrons from bringing in their… Read More »Bringing Food into Arenas and Theaters

The following class is the second in a three part series examining the relationship between inner spiritual beauty, our physical bodies, and the physical world… Read More »Body & Beauty In Our Physical World: A Jewish Perspective Part II

Friday Night IN LAST WEEK’S parsha, Sarah told Avraham to have a child through her help maid, Hagar. She had hoped that by Hagar having… Read More »Historical Bookends

Our reading this week begins, “And G-d said to Avram, go for yourself, from your land, and from your birthplace, and from the house of… Read More »The Benefits of Being Separate

Just as a wise man is distinct in his wisdom and his character traits, and he stands apart from others regarding them, so too he… Read More »Chapter 5, Law 1(a) – The Way of the Wise