Parshah Columnists

The Torah espoused the value of early childhood education thousands of years before modern educational psychology recognized it.

By very definition, there cannot be an eighth year in a seven-year cycle!

I can’t help but wonder what I would do if I knew it was the last day of my life

There is nothing worse than perceiving the Torah as an inherited burden, because there is absolutely nothing that one can do about it.

We are here as Jews today, because generations of Jews understood this truth: That the exile is not the absence of G‑d’s love and presence, but merely a concealment of His grace.

What is the unique bond shared by the Torah and the Jew? They both are keenly aware that there is a deeper calling...

Let's imagine that you would be celebrating your 120th birthday today, with your body in full function. What would you do?

The link to heaven seemed to pass away with Moses; from here on, the people would have to rely on their own analyses . . .

There’s no such thing as history in Judaism. The last message that Moses imparted to his people demonstrates this point.

When we were humiliated and dejected, we accepted that we would have to change ourselves. But when life starts to return to normalcy, we lose the sense of urgency we so keenly felt at first...

What do you do when you have achieved it all, when you have risen to whatever career heights fate or providence has in store for you? What do you do as age lengthens its shadow, the sun sinks, and the body is no longer as resilient or the mind as sharp as it once was?

Dispersed, scattered, landless, powerless, so long as a Jew had the Torah he or she was at home—if not physically, then spiritually. There were times when it was all they had.

What do you say to your successor? What advice do you give him or her?

Adults are hit-and-miss: they might be inspired for a while, but their excitement often dissipates just as quickly. When a child buys into something, however, that commitment can last a lifetime.