Blood – In Light of Postmodernism
Prohibition of eating blood, karet, idol worship, divine authority, Parshat Re’eh, Vayikra, Tzav, Achrei Mot, Kedoshim, DRASH
Kedoshim
Shatnez: On Bigdei Kehuna, Mordechai and Purim Costumes
Hukkim, Ethics, Good & Evil, Subjective v Objective morality, Purim, Parshat Tetzaveh, Kedoshim, Ki Teitzei, DRASH
On Jews, Judaism and Humility – A Response to Yuval Noah Harari
History, Morality, and Influence, Bereishit, Kedoshim, Ki Teitze, Shavuot
Standing Idly By
Bystander Responsibilities, Saving Strangers, Risk, Common Law, Jewish Law, Lot’s Guests, Parshat Vayera, Kedoshim
For the Love of Tu B’Av
6 things, Learn Torah, Tu Bav, Parshat Ve’etchanan, Kedoshim, DRASH ONLY
On Holy Containers
Pachim Ketanim, Kedoshim, Oil, Divrei Kedusha, Parshat Vayishlach
God is Not Dead – Appreciating God from the words of a Madman
The drash explores the consequences of Nietzsche’s proclamation that “God is dead,” emphasizing the existential void and moral chaos resulting from humanity’s disconnection from divine authority. It concludes by urging a return to God as the moral compass to restore meaning and direction in life.
The Most Important Verse in the Torah
Faith, Ethics, Action, Parshat Pinhas, Tetzaveh, Bereishit, Kedoshim
Between Shame and Reproof
Shame, Malbin Panim, Reproof, Tochacha, Tamar, Parshat Vayeshev, Kedoshim