For Love of the Holy Tongue

For Love of the Holy Tongue

The Mitzvah of Learning Hebrew

"...In his commentary on the Mishna, Maimonides attributes equal weight to the study of Hebrew and to the joy we must feel on the Festivals - and even to the mitzvah of circumcision..."

Serve Hashem With Joy

The Removed Shoe

Speaking the Holy Language

Who Asked and for What Purpose?

The “Fall” of Eretz Yisrael

vMoshe’s Leadership and Yehoshua’s Leadership

The Power of the Three Legs (=Holidays)

Why Does Amalek Appear When He Does?

The Intersection of the Three Eichas

Three Prophets, Three "Hows"

The sages teach: "In the End of Days the Almighty will transform the Ninth of Av into joy and happiness . . . and He will Himself rebuild Jerusalem and gather in the exiles, as it is written, "He builds Jerusalem, gathers in the outcasts of Israel."

A Happy, Human Heart

Parashat Tetzave

Three Brothers - Three Cultures

Parashat Noach

The Two Elements of Shabbat

Parashat Ve'etchanan

A Strong Heart is Not Always a Sign of Power

Parashat Vaera

Social Justice Starts (and Ends) at Home

Parashat Shemot

The Holiday of Double Joy

What Goes up Need not Come Down

Parashat Nitzavim