Learn. For what?
Learning, Mesora, Lishma, Parshat Mishpatim, Yitro, Shavuot
Yitro
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
With a single word
Difference between Man and God, Allegiance, Faith, “What do Confucius, Socrates, and Einstein have in common?” Steerot, Parshat Ki Teitzei, Yitro, Ve’etchanan, Ki Tisa, Pinchas, Achrei Mot, Masei
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?
The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
Judgment v. Mercy, Din, Rachamaim, Theodicy, Seeing/Understanding God, Yom Kippur, Ki Tisa, Yitro
Honor Your Father & Mother
Mishpat, Hok, Contradicting Parent, Parshat Kedoshim, Yitro, Ve’etchanan
Art for God’s Sake – Between Idol Worship and Aesthetics
Art, Aesthetics, Avoda Zara, Betzalel,Morality, Ethics, Sculpture, Parshat Ki Tisa, Vayakhel, Pekudei, Yitro
Faith to Act
Faith, Emuna, Initiative, “I am Hashem”, Amalek, Parshat Beshalach, Yitro, Shevii Shel Pesah
Tu Bishvat and Shavuot
Tree of Knowledge, Etz Hadaat, symbol of man’s task, Tu B’shevat, Shavuot, Yitro