Parshas Shemos 5787
The Power of Peace There are two times in this Torah portion when humanity took a wrong turn and faced Divine punishment. The first occupies the bulk of the portion. It speaks of the human race becoming corrupt, particularly in…
Guilty of Trying Parshas Bereishit 5787
In early 2025, a twenty-four-year-old Italian man named Deepak Singh bought a rather unusual Rolex. This was not the kind of Rolex you pick up at the mall because you had a good month and decided your wrist deserved a…
Genesis: Foundations of the Human Story
Genesis gives us the first foundations of human life. Each story plants a seed. That seed later grows through individuals, families, nations, and history. The first chapters introduce renewal, freedom, temptation, responsibility, jealousy, exile, and hope. These are not only…
Beating AI on Yom Kippur – Parshat Ha’azinu/Yom Kippur 5787
Recently, my daughter was driving me to the airport, when she told me about a frustrating customer-service experience she had that day. The person on the other end of the phone clearly was not a native English speaker, and understanding…
What happened to the Great Lakes? Parshas Nitzavim/Vayelech 5786
In July of 1988, someone looking into Lake St. Clair, the relatively small lake sitting between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, discovered a tiny striped shell stuck to something underwater. It was less than an inch long, about the size…
Parshas Nitzavim/Vayelech 5786
“From There Hashem Will Take You” When the Lowest Place Becomes the Beginning of Redemption There is a strange kind of fear that comes before Rosh Hashanah. On the one hand, Rosh Hashanah is beautiful. The shofar. The uplifting prayers.…
You never saw that guy coming… Parshas Ki Savo 5786
In 1983, shopping center developer Westfield Australia wanted a creative way to showcase two of their premier properties. They decided to make a highly publicized race from one to the other. This was not an easy 5K with a DJ…
I’ve got a deal for you! Parshas Ki Seitzei 5786
Rosh Hashanah is approaching and I’m feeling magnanimous, so I’m going to give you the investment opportunity of a lifetime! I take no management fees, no commissions, no 2 and 20, and no referral fee. You don’t even have to…
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