Vayetze
Marriage and MoshiachThe Shelah explains the deeper reason why Yaakov Avinu spoke about marital intimacy in ways that may seem inappropriate to…
Toldos
See No EvilRashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke…
Devarim
Windshield or Rearview Mirror?We look at two perspectives on Jewish identity. What is the difference between being Jewish "in spite of" and being…
Tazria Metzora
All Governments Will Turn Heretical Before Moshiach All Governments Will Turn Heretical Before MoshiachBefore Moshiach’s coming, says the Talmud, “all governments will turn to heresy. ”Why should wholesale moral degradation be a sign…