Posts Tagged: Moses
Dissension in the Ranks
JNS.org - The rabbi was busy doing marriage counseling with a couple in distress. He listened attentively to the wife’s tale of woe, and then...
Sacred Spies?
JNS.org - How far away is theory from practice? “In theory,” a new system should work. But it doesn’t always, does it? How many job...
The Light has Dawned
JNS.org - Jews have always been fond of answering one question with another. In fact, Golda Meir was once asked by a journalist, “Why do...
‘We Will Not Rest’: Jewish UC Berkeley Students March Through Campus Amid Rampant Antisemitism
Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students, professors, and community members marched through the campus on Monday to "assert Jewish visibility and presence" following an...
How to Find the Miracles in Every Day Life
“Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality” by Rabbi Michael Zedek (Sutherland House Books, 2023) “Taking Miracles Seriously” puts readers on a truly original search...
Choose a Society and Friends That Support Your Values
In this week's parsha, as the children of Israel approach the Promised Land, they had to pass through what is now Transjordan. In those days,...
What Made Moses Great
One of the most cataclysmic periods in modern history was the French Revolution, which started in the late 1780s and continued until the mid-1790s. What...
We Must Always ‘Remember’ the Transformative Power of Shabbat
Earlier this week, I flew to London for a very special reunion. The genesis of this event began in 1998, when I was approached by...
Good Question, Better Answer
JNS.org - Have you heard of an a fortiori legal argument? In the Talmud, it is known as kal v’chomer. The idea is that we...
Moses, Free Will, and Making the Right Choice
“When someone hears this covenant that God is making with you today, he may feel blessed that he can choose to do whatever his heart...
Do They Admire Us?
Almost hidden in the long speech by Moses in this week's parsha, are two sentences that I have great difficulty reading because even though they...
The Origins of LaShon Hara
Miriam and Aaron complained to Moshe about his wife, calling her Isha Cushit, a woman of Cush ("Numbers," Chapter 12). The word Cushi in modern Hebrew usage refers to a person’s...
Giving to Others Gives Our Life Meaning
Earlier this week, I read that Barbara Rickles had died at the age of 84. Her late husband, Don — who passed away in 2017,...
The Power of ‘Thank You’
The 19th-century British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) is best remembered for his very focused personal ambition, coupled with his ability to allow political expediency...
