Guest Columnists

When you’re faced with a challenge and you’re feeling beaten down by the pressure, remember: you’re better than that.

Even if we feel it necessary to take another person to court, ensure it remains a “case” and does not descend into a “quarrel.”

Remind yourself of what truly matters, which things in life contain real value and which matters are more transient.

A mystical interpretation of the law of the "beautiful captive"

Many of the Torah’s laws of marriage are derived from the passage (Deuteronomy 24:1–4) legislating divorce. Isn’t that kinda . . . strange?

I’ve been reading the biblical story where Miriam speaks ill about her brother Moses, and her punishment seems completely disproportionate to her “crime.”

For survivors of trauma, the ability to let go of frightful memories is essential to the healing process.

Well before environmental spokespeople were echoing a call for greater sensitivity towards the planet planet, G‑d had formulated the concept

Torah doesn’t permit us to have whatever we want just because we want it.

Some wars were Divinely ordained, for reasons known to G-d alone. Others were necessary for self-defense or other purposes. The ultimate goal, however, is for the world to be at peace.

When you go out to wage war against your enemies, and G-d, your G-d, will deliver them into your hands and you will take captives… (Deut. 21:10)

When challenges come your way, you can confront them head-on. Better, however, is to come down upon them from above.

One end of the Torah is here on earth and the other end is in heaven, and it is on this bridge that G-d wants us to walk.

To what extent do Divine providence, free choice, and cause-and-effect intersect? Or do they?