Self & Fellow

Does G‑d care if I cheat on my taxes? Am I going to be a better husband/wife/parent if I keep kosher? Are these the same question?

A room full of five-year-olds in a Russian cheder learn a new way to read the Alef Bet

Then he asked, "Who can tell me what the lesson of the Holocaust is?"

Three stages in the civilization of the individual and of society

In 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait to solve Iraq's financial problems, the world was outraged. That kind of move was not considered cool anymore. Something had changed in our moral perceptions.

The monetary laws of the Torah are more than just utilitarian laws that allow for a functioning society. Just as with all other parts of the Torah, the monetary laws contain deep psychological and spiritual truths

I was going to a funeral. My wife was headed to a sibling’s wedding. On the very same flight!

In this day and age, most of the military is used for helping people around the world, reminiscent of Isaiah’s prophecy about the time of Moshiach.

Of all the laws in the Parshah—and there are many—why begin with the “regressive” topic of slavery?

Every Jew knows that a Jew doesn’t eat a cheeseburger…but why? What’s the big deal about a drop of milk on my burger? Kabbala explains that milk and meat represents kindness and severity. We must always remember that kindness needs to come first. If our r...