Bo
Group or Individual?Which takes precedence in Torah—the person or the group? Does Judaism promote an individualist society or a collectivist society? For…
Behaaloscha
Who Should Light the Menorah?Anyone could light the Menorah in the Temple, even a non-kohen; yet only a kohen could prepare the wicks and…
Chayei Sarah
Getting Off of the Emotional RollercoasterThe Sfas Emes explains that the greatness of Sarah our Matriarch is that no matter what was going on in…
Vayeira
Akeida & MarriageUndoubtedly, one of the most dramatic events in all of the Bible is the Akeida (binding of Yitzchak as a…