Yosef, His Dreams, and the Importance of Listening

BINYAMIN's NAME-CHANGE- And WHY Yehoshua BIN-Nun (not 'Ben'-Nun)

Are the Rules of Battle the Same for a Spiritual War?

Parashat Hashavua: “Kings Will Descend from You”

"TANACH= HEALTHY SOULS IN HEALTHY BODIES"- Parshat VaYetzeh

Rav Kook explains the interesting phenomenon that the Tanach Heroes must also be physically strong and military heroes. He connects it with the Ideal Jew who is a healthy soul in a healthy body, which we must revive and educate today, with our return to Israel.

Parashat Hashavua: Divinely Ordained Sibling Deceit

"YA'AKOV DONS ESAV'S ARMS"

How can we understand that Yitzchak preferred & even considered giving the bracha of Eretz Yisrael to Esav? This short article explains a new pshat (literal understanding) as well as having important ramifications for today's current events between Israel & Hamas.

Matriarch Rivka's Heroism - Combining Strengths

Parashat Hashavua: How to Ensure a Future of Torah

"BUYING LAND/HOMES IN ISRAEL"

Avraham's "elaborate" and prolonged give-and-take to acquire Chevron has important eternal and practical messages, especially for the many New-Yorkers recently considering buying homes in Israel!

Parashat Hashavua: 137 and the Power of Uncertainty

"PROACTIVE OR PLAY DUMB: AVRAHAM ACTS- AVIMELECH 'ALIBIS'

Many don't notice that our parsha explicitly pits Avraham Avinu as the ANTI-THESIS of Avimelech. After the Akeidah, Avraham is described: "now I know that you have YIRAT ELOKIM" (22, 12) as opposed to when he answers Avimelech's question, "what did I do wrong by 'accidentally' taking your wife?": Avraham precisely answers: "it's just that there is NO Yirat Elokim in this place". What exactly is that "Awe of G-d" that should typify our actions and get us to even initiate "Hineni", and conversely avoid the common search for excuses & alibis so prevalent in the western world?

Sitting by the Tent and Hoping for Guests

Parashat Hashavua: “See” and “Be Seen”

MAMDANI TO RAIN TO LECH-L'CHA

For someone who grew up in NYC with some 30 years of obviously Jewish mayors like Abe Beame, Ed Koch and Michael Bloomberg, the possibility of a proudly Islamic & anti-Israel Mamdani (who vows to arrest Israel's Prime Minister if he steps into NY), filling their shoes is a nightmarish reality. This is directly connected with last week's parshat Noach, this week's Lech L'cha, and the beginning of asking for rain in Eretz Yisrael.

How Can a Philosopher Become a Kabbalist?

Parashat Hashavua: The Journey … from Charan to Mt. Moriah and Beyond

IDF LOWERS OBSERVANCE?

Parashat Hashavua: What’s in the Name of Noach?

Parashat Hashavua: Is “Not Good” the Same as Bad?