Going Beyond Oneself
Improving Ourselves, Being Forbearing, Elul, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, DRASH
Rosh Hashanah
Collective Responsibility
Individual v Kelal, Collective Judgement, Elul, Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuva, Sukkot
Repentance, Prayer and Charity
Social Cost,Benefit Analysis, Individual v Kelal, Collective Judgement, Elul, Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuva, Yom Kippur, DRASH not SHIUR
The Essence of Rosh Hashanah
Plant in Tishrei, Reap in Nissan, Yom HaDin, Personal Requests, Elul, Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah
“A warm roll and fresh butter” – on personal requests
Prayers, Individual, Klal, King in Field, Bonsha Shtok, Silent, Elul, Tishrei, Yomim Noraim, High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Between Celebration and Sacrifice?
Din, Hesed, Akeida, Parshat Chayei Sarah, Vayera, Rosh Hashanah
The Binding of Isaac
The binding of Isaac (akeidat Yitzhak) represents the pinnacle of humanity’s devotion to God, yet it confronts us with a profound moral and religious paradox: the command to sacrifice an innocent, beloved son. Why would God ask this, why would Abraham comply, and what enduring lesson are we meant to draw from such a test?
To Confuse Satan
Satan, Devil, Yetzer Hara, Angel of Death, Confusion, Shofar, Rosh Hashanah
Holiday – It would be so nice
Moadim, Moadot, Shabbat, Pesah, Omer, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Parshat Emor
The Judgment
Theodicy, Fate & Free,Will, Rosh Hashanah