In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth… and the Earth was Chaos and Void. But God fixed…
Two Minutes of Torah
Poetry is powerful. Any English teacher will tell you that! They also might tell you that poems are everywhere—they are…
This week’s parsha, Vayeilech, is almost the end of the Torah. As the Five Books of Moses approach their conclusion,…
How perfect, how brilliant, that every year, as we approach Rosh Hashanah, we are given the words of Parashat Nitzavim:…
As a general rule, it’s not good to be motivated by fear. We shouldn’t do the right thing because we…
One of the most Jewish moments in cinema comes as Tom Waits, playing a prospector in a vignette in the…
In the poetry of the Tanakh and the prophets, doubling is never accidental. It is a device of urgency, a…
Mishna Pirkei Avot, the lessons of our ancestors, opens with a recitation of the chain of transmission: from Moses receiving…
Have you ever been told to “count your blessings”? It’s a phrase a well-meaning friend might offer as support when…
There is something particularly entertaining about the moments when the Torah references itself. It always makes me think of that…