For Friday Night

Have you ever felt like losing your temper but at the last moment you managed to restrain yourself? Inner battles of this kind are often associated with traffic wardens and similar representatives of officialdom...

Why all this self-restraint? Why not just enjoy oneself, especially if one isn't transgressing any law? What is the problem?

The idea that the entire Torah focuses around the theme of one's relationship with other people is quite striking

We thus have three concepts: holiness, respect for parents and the Shabbat. These three ideas tell us something about the fundamental purpose and nature of the Jewish people . . .