Essence & Expression; Etzem & Giluyim

Slowly and reluctantly, she pulled out a crumpled paper from her knapsack and, with downcast eyes, asked me to sign it. The sad look in her eyes told me more than any number could reveal

One of the purported perks of living a righteous life is that your name lives on long after you are gone. So why does the Torah mark Moses' passing by scratching his name from the record?

Imagine a house with three rooms: a large room where the bulk of your time is spent; a smaller chamber where precious occasions of the spirit are enjoyed; and a rarely visited sanctum that is the absolute center of your life.

Wine has no secrets: when a thing is what it is, it's the same from the inside looking out and from the outside looking in

When a Jew abandons Torah, does he or she lose their connection with G-d? Or is it the Torah that loses its connection with G-d?

What's the story with those "lots" anyway? Why did Haman cast them, and why do we make such a big deal out of them? The parallels and differences between Purim and Yom Kippur

Commonly perceived as a concession to the weaker gender by the stronger, the rule is actually founded upon a very different rationale

One of the first things that Moses asked G-d at the Burning Bush: They're going to ask me, "What is His name?" What is the significance of this question? And what is the meaning of G-d's elusive answer?

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the essence of Jewish mysticism

A corner of the universe that is utterly, exclusively, one’s own.