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?
Why did Judaism’s greatest prophet end his story with an act of violent revenge? Confronting the chapters of our own past that refuse to let us grow.
Why Balak was so threatened by the Jewish message.
The tragic dynamic between Moses and Dasan, and the ultimate test of doing the right thing for the wrong people.
