Human Being, The

What’s puzzling here is the veiled way in which Moses chose to reproach his people. How out of character for a man whose hallmark was clarity and truth! Does not allusion leave room for confusion?

Sitting on Papa's or Grandma's lap eating cookies and sipping milk while listening to stories of a world bygone is the glue that cements the link of generations.

Those Jews standing around him all understood Hebrew, and I seriously doubt that any one of them would have been comforted or impressed to hear it over again in Outer Mongolian or Swahili...

What’s the best way to influence people to modify their behavior?

One of the most powerful tools we humans possess is the ability to rewrite our own past by reframing the story.

Brush up your inner judge, and never be duped again.

How would a person who rejected the voice of morality, and the will of G‑d, be inspired to return?

When our time on earth winds down, our focus naturally turns to the next generation, the children, who depend on our wisdom and life experience.

The distribution of the word tzedek and its derivate tzedakah in the Five Books of Moses is anything but random.

Perhaps Moses spent his last days on earth repeating lessons he had already taught to underscore the necessity of education.