The Message of the Red Cow, Despite All

The Mystery of the Mount of Olives

As is known, everything about the Red Heifer is shrouded in mystery, and the location of its sprinkling is no exception. He who understands it will discover something fascinating...

Carbon Fiber versus Titanium

When is it good to interrupt? Is an entertainer swinging from a flying trapeze an ohel? Why would anyone throw a tent? What difference does it make, halachically, whether an airplane is manufactured from aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber?

Purity and Gratitude

Moment of Wisdom

The purity of the red calf gives us a warm and feeling heart, that will bring us to our redemption.

Is it a Red Heifer?

How Now, Red Cow?

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The Red Heifer and Israel's Great Aspiration

Judaism strives to mend the Middle East, the Far East, the West, North, and South, this world and all worlds, this generation and prior generations. This is the aspiration of the Jewish people, and no less. This idea is alluded to by the Red Heifer.

The Mystery of Purification - and National Revival

Parashat Para

The return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel spells the return of the soul of Israel, lost for thousands of years in the Exile, to the Eternal People as they themselves return to the vibrancy of full-fledged natural life in the land of their birth.

The Path to Purity

Parshat Parah

1. Opposite the Tent 2. Communal vs. Individual Prayer 3. Communal vs. Individual Torah