Timeless Torah

,G-d values human will and initiative. Indeed, He has empowered us to become His, “Partners in the work of creation.” However, there must be times and places when a man experiences not his power, but His. ,  read more »

em>What was the secret to Moses’ humility and Aaron’s acceptance? The realization that everything we have are a gift from Above…that can be lost at any time.  read more »

That Nadav and Avihu were chosen to bring about the sanctification indicates they were superior to Moses? How is that possible? Did they lead the people out of bondage, split the sea, receive the Torah, speak to G-d face to face, etc?  read more »

Sincere questioning and honest inquiry are only half the Torah and thus only half of what it takes to be a committed Jew. There is more. The other half is Va-yishma. One must be willing to listen.  read more »

Kabbala examines why the word “pig” has become a universal symbol of insult, such as; Nazi pig, You live like a pig, Sexist pig, Cops are pigs, Greedy pig, You stink and eat like a pig, etc.  read more »

How vastly different are Torah attitudes from the world’s! Usually, people are measured by what they have. But shouldn’t man’s worth come from within himself and not from that which is external to him?  read more »

I can sense you’re getting angry. You don’t like the question. You think it is the prelude to some sort of solicitation.

Stop! This has nothing to do with donations and your economic ability as it has to do with your intrinsic value. Let me explain.  read more »

The campaign began the morning after Yom Kippur. An architect, Betzalel son of Uri, was placed in charge, skilled volunteers were signed up and building materials were donated. Bureaucracy was minimal, the chain of command precise and permits in the desert were unneccesary.  read more »

Don't look now but it's coming fast and furious. Pesach , that is. In fact, if my calendar is telling the truth, in exactly twenty one days Jews the world over will be reclining at their respective Seders. Years ago, growing up as a child , all of this meant my mother washing, scrubbing and polishing. It also meant, we once the living room was cleaned for the Holiday, it was off limits to us children. Soon afterwards we could not enter the basement, then another room, and another.....  read more »

The summer of 656 CE was hot and bloody. In the Arabian Peninsula temperatures ran high, but tempers flared even higher as an armed revolt erupted against the third Caliph (successor) since Mohammed. Only thirty four years had passed since the Koran had been written and already there existed scribal variations. Othman the Caliph issued an official text and declared all the others to be unkosher. This incensed the faithful of other tribal groups and a civil war arose which still plagues the Moslem world.  read more »