Why does the Torah wait until the very end of Moses’ life to call him “Ish HaElokim,” the Man of G-d? What was it about Moses that earned him this extraordinary title, and why does the Torah choose this particular moment to give it to him?
The Torah says Yom Kippur fasting is about afflicting yourself. What if it’s not about atonement, but it’s about stripping everything away to find the voice that’s honestly, deeply you?
If Hashem is already God of all Creation, why is Rosh Hashanah so obsessed with crowning Him King? Isn’t “King” actually a demotion?
The Talmud tells of a time when the Rabbis rejected miracles, ignored a voice from Heaven, and G-d laughed, declaring, “My children have defeated Me.” What does *Lo Bashamayim Hi* really mean and how could G-d possibly delight in His own “defeat”?
What exactly is a curse, and how is it supposed to work? Does Judaism even believe that curses are real? A look at the terrifying curses of Ki Savo.
Every day, my Reddit feed seems to bring another accusation about Israel, another person I admire repeating it, another reason to feel a little less welcome. So far, most of it has happened through a screen, but lately I’ve been wondering what happens when it doesn’t.
The Torah gives us rules for waging war. But the Or HaChaim reveals a far more personal battlefield. What if the enemy, the territory, and the person fighting are all you?
The scariest part of temptation isn’t the first bad decision. It’s when the temptation stops feeling like an enemy… and starts feeling like a friend.
Is there a mitzvah that you’re supposed to spend your entire life trying to fulfill, knowing you’ll never fully achieve it? That’s the question that drew me into Parshas Eikev.
The destruction of the Temple is one of the greatest tragedies in Jewish history. But what if it was also a spiritual necessity?
