What America at 250 teaches us about Jewish identity.
The $500 Lesson
The word “zealot” usually makes us uncomfortable. We picture someone angry, extreme, and impossible to talk to. But this week’s parshah introduces us to a very different kind of zealot — one whose passion came from love.
The Visit That Shook America
Ninety-five years ago this week, something happened in America that had never happened before—and hasn’t happened since.
Is Peace Possible
Which traits are passed down from father to son, and which are not?
Hybrid Leadership?
Who should be Moses’s successor - his son or his disciple?
The Value of Consistency
What happened with a pig in the Temple during the Jewish civil war, and what does it say about us today?
Why Is Everything A Competition
Some people are naturally sharing, while others are intensely competitive. What about Moses and Joshua?
Every One of Us is a Sculptor
What happened when the famous sculptor called Rabbi Cunin?
“Are you Jewish?”
The unexpected experience of two Yeshivah boys in California.
Loving The Village Pest
Who was Bar Kamtza and who is his modern-day equivalent?