Avraham’s Three Gestures
Break Idols, Burning Palace, Cosmos/Astronomy, Aesthetic, Ethical, Intellectual, Parshat Lech Lecha
Parshat Lech Lecha
Hevron – Yesterday and Forever
Hebron, History, Meaning, Am Yisrael, Torat Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael, Parshat Lech Lecha, Chayei Sarah
Turning Points
Finding one’s spiritual path often demands ignoring the “coventional wisdom” – so it was with Avraham Avinu when he took on the command to leave his land, his birthplace, his family home. These three departures are the definitive areas that we need to focus our efforts in order to fulfill the covenant with God.
How Free is Your Will?
Foreknowledge v Freewill, Parshat Lech Lecha, Vayelech, Nitzavim, Pesah, Shavuot
The Lion and the Mouse – Between Aesop and Abraham
Lishma, Torah, Avoda, Gemilut Hasadim, Avot, Tefila,Parshat Lech Lecha
The Value of Jewish Identity
Wife,Sister, Pikuach Nefesh, Jewish Identity, Parshat Lech Lecha, Vayera, Toldot, Yom Hashoah
On Astronomy – between Abraham, Aristotle, Hazal, and Copernicus
Science, Faith, Solar System, Parshat Lech Lecha, Shavuot
Metzitzah BePeh
Safety, Sakana, Health, Medicine, Reform, Halacha, Parshat Lech Lecha, Vayera, Tazria
Ten Steps to the Leap Faith
Development of Faith, Absurd, Abraham, Parshat Lech Lecha, Vaera
The Child Within
Wonderment, Aesthetics, Beauty, Sublime, Nature, Parshat Lech Lecha, Toldot, Shoftim