Shemot 5769 - January 16, 2009 |
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Of Straw and Stubble
By Mendy Herson
Many angles give necessary depth to the present scene, but I'm going to focus on a simple equation: Israel is a country with a large Jewish population, and many of their neighbors want them all dead. |
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Praying for the Guy Behind You
By Chana Weisberg
"All the guys are praying for one another," said Levi. "Each one prays that the guy behind him, and the guy in front of him will come out of this okay." |
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Battle Fatigue and Deliverance
By Bryna Jocheved Levy
When reality has forced us to relinquish control, the ties of family and friendship are still within our purview. The bonds between us and those closest to us keep us going. |
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A Soldier’s Funeral
By Elad Nehorai
A man sings a prayer. And soldiers shoot into the air. As they shoot, the family can be heard wailing, as if the fired bullets have released something within them. |
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Do You Have a Dark Side?
By Aron Moss
Are you in a fight with the other guy, or are you facing a struggle between the good and the evil inside your own heart? |
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Munich Metamorphosis
By Joannie Tansky
I arrived at the Chabad House in Munich and its co-director Chanie Diskin's apartment on Thursday morning to the distinctive smell of gefilte fish simmering on the stove. |
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The Cow That Kept Shabbat
Pesikta Rabbati 14
There was once a Jew who owned a cow with which he plowed his field. Then it came to pass that he sold his cow to a non-Jew... |
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My Love/Hate Relationship with G-d
By Aliza Hausman
I was sure that G‑d had given up on me, sure that I was being overlooked. The space between us seemed infinite and never-ending. But something stirred... |
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Robin Garbose: Taking Filmmaking In A New Direction
By Chana Kroll
Asher Lev certainly wouldn't believe it- but women of all backgrounds are embracing this Orthodox filmmaker and her vision... |
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Operation Confabulation:
By Judy Gruen
How can a mom who isn't fluent in Dodger talk have a conversation with a teen that will last longer than it takes to even utter the word "con-ver-sa-tion"? One night, as I watched one son laboring over a book of Talmud, I had an idea... |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
It was the darkest hour yet in the history of the fledgling nation. Slaves in a foreign land, subject to the cruelest of decrees. Just as it seemed that things could never be worse, a leader appears, sent by G-d to redeem them. Then things do get worse |
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Are You Inside Your Name?
By Yanki Tauber
You may be the only guy wearing a red tie in seat 3B, but does that mean that if you'd put on the yellow tie this morning you wouldn't be you? |
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Thrown into the River
By Tali Loewenthal
"All new born boys in the river," Pharaoh commanded. What is the deeper meaning behind this cruel decree? |
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In Order to ...
By Baruch Epstein
Seeing the Jews living away from the limelight of the Nile and missing out on all the fun, Pharaoh decides to include them in the bounty of Egypt. When his plan doesn't work, he is enraged... |
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Midwives
By Sarah Zadok
Childbirth, perhaps more than any other life event, is an experience that demands a strong dose of faith and surrender. No matter how well planned or organized we may be, the inevitable moment will arise... |
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Where Were You?
By Shimon Posner
A bush is on fire but it is not consumed. A nation is killed time and time again -- but it does not die... |
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Moses: The Birth of a Leader
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
From the circumstances of his birth through his refusal to lead to the last moments of his life, everything the Torah tells us about Moses is a lesson in Jewish leadership |
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