Posts Tagged: Re’eh parsha
Shabbat Re’eh: Adding or Subtracting From Our Laws
There is a well-known phrase in this week's Torah reading, which is often misunderstood. In Chapter 13:1, as part of the great speech of Moses,...
Parshat Re’eh: How Not to Be a Victim
I recently traveled to Toronto to meet Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. He has become an iconic intellectual for millions of young people, as well as...
The Unmatched Power of Joy
On October 14, 1663, the famous diarist Samuel Pepys paid a visit to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Creechurch Lane in the city of...
The Second Tithe and the Making of a Strong Society
Biblical Israel from the time of Joshua until the destruction of the Second Temple was a predominantly agricultural society. Accordingly, it was through agriculture that...
Defining Reality
One of the gifts of great leaders, and one from which each of us can learn, is that they frame reality for the group. They define...
