Timeless Torah

Matzah’s message: Be humble, like a matzah, like Moshe. Don’t think you know everything, don’t always have the last word. At the same time, be like a matzah, like Moshe. Stand up for what you believe in, don’t back down.  read more »

Torah refers to children who belong to the culture of tomorrow, who speak of different values, or worse, of no values. But there is another child of ‘tomorrow’. Here the youngster is the teacher, while the parent is the student.  read more »

The variety of so many types of Rabbis can be characterized along the lines of the Four Sons of the Hagadda: The Wise Rabbi will not only ask his own question and answer others’ questions; he will look at the questioner.  read more »

That which is prohibited, no matter how much it is camouflaged, remains forbidden! When it comes to a mitzvah, however, the opposite holds true. If you sugarcoat the law, you fail in completing the commandment.  read more »

The number four is a recurring theme at the Seder. We drink four cups of wine, ask Four Questions, and invite Four Sons. So why are there only three matzohs?  read more »

Freedom comes from knowledge: not the knowledge that makes one option more enticing than the other, but the knowledge that allows you to discover who you truly are.  read more »