Hidden away in this week’s reading is a single tiny verse [Genesis 12:6] with implications that should take our breath away. During Abraham’s day, we are told, “the Canaanites were then in the land.” ...

Parshas Miketz, which often coincides with Chanukah, is filled with many deep and profound ideas. I’d like to touch on one of them, namely the discussion about Yosef and his marriage to Asnath. As we ...

We all want to be happy. Yet, happiness is elusive, and even defining happiness is a challenge. Throughout our history, we have turned to the Torah for wisdom and guidance. Does the Torah have ...

Six intense seasons of the Russian spy drama “The Americans” on FX culminated in a brilliant payoff. The series finale provided the audience with a perfect ending — and a deep Torah secret about ...

This was the graduation address delivered by graduating senior Ariela Zweiback as the commencement speaker at de Toledo High School on June 4, 2020. Perhaps you have heard of the Greatest Generation.

Hillel’s Jewish Learning Fellowship is an eye opener for thousands of Jewish students about their own tradition. When Sophie Tannenbaum, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, found herself ...

Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we think we know, over and over again. The Jewish holiday known as Simchat Torah, ...