collectivist

31:27

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 an understanding of the true …

52:15

Pesach

Healthy Individuals, Healthy Communities

Is Jewish identity collectivist or individualist? Are there no Jews without the Jewish people or no Jewish people without Jews? The first mitzvah performed by …

19:19

Behaaloscha

The Man Who Saved a Billion Lives

Why did G-d prevent the entire nation from tasting garlic and other flavors in the manna just because this would damage nursing mothers? What lesson …

16:22

Balak

How to Be Moshiach

On the verse from Bilaam's prophecy "a ruler will come forth from Jacob," Rashi explains, "this is Moshiach who will 'rule from sea to sea …

25:20

Rosh Hashanah

You Are the World

Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of Adam, the first human being. On Rosh Hashanah we are thus reminded that one person is an entire world. …