And I will Betroth You unto Me – On fading tefillin strap marks
Shai Agnon “Two Pairs”, Love, Parshat Bo, Ve’etchanan, Ekev, DRASH
Ekev
Imitatio Dei and Ethics
Imitating God’s attributes, traits, Deontology, Consequentialism, Virtue, Parshat Chayei Sarah, Ekev, Re’eh, Ki Tavo, DRASH
A Message at Twilight
Man, Reward, Punishment, Tikun, Teshuva, Faith, Mann, Mikdash, Agency, Parshat Korah, Hukkat, Balak, Noah, Beshalach, Ekev, Shmot, Vaera, Bo, Terumah, Yitro, Mishpatim, Bereishit, Pirke Avot 5
Erase Me
Self,Sacrifice, Synthesis, History, Faith, Agency, Parshat Tetzaveh, Ki Tisa, Ekev, Shavuot
Upon Listening
Consequences, Tzadik V’Ra Lo, Brit, Naaseh Vishma, Ekev
Collective Atonement
Mishkan, Collective Punishment, Collective Reward, Responsibility, Parshat Vayakhel, Pekudei, Ki Tisa, Shoftim, Ekev
The Land of Milk and Honey
Datan and Aviram, Land of Israel, Commandments, Faith, Allegiance, Parshat Korach, Ekev
Collective Consciousness
Historian Lucy Dawidowicz explained that the collective consciousness of the nation is formed from historical events chosen and fashioned to ensure Jewish survival and of the survival of Judaism. What are we to remember and what does that tell us about our nation and its purpose?
Sandbox or Stage – that is the question
Living in Hutz LaAretz, Living in Israel, Gershom, Eliezer, Para Adumah, Korban Pesah, Blood, Parshat Yitro, Para, Pinhas, Ekev, Yom HaAtzmaut, Pesah, Shavuot
The Ten Commandments and the Twelve “Don’t Do’s”
Ten Commandments, Twelve Lavin, Two Tablets, Parshat Yitro, Ve’etchanan, Ekev, Shavuot