Essays
Choosing God on the Stage of “The Voice”
At this point in our courtship with the technological revolution and the depth to which we are sunken in a seemingly endless ocean of information, it is difficult for a single piece of content to truly make an impression. When it does, the very fact of its endurance itself demands that we revisit it and…
Read MoreLikutei Moharan – Where to Begin?
Although it is known as one of the most difficult and formidable of the Chassidic works, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov’s Likutei Moharan also contains lessons that are more easily understood which prove very useful for beginners who seek a doorway into this wondrous world of Torah thought. In this list, I have, b’siyata d’Shmaya, compiled…
Read MoreMoseif V’Holeich: Illuminating the Depths
While each of our chagim brings a singular atmosphere which emerges from its own unique energy, I have always felt that there was something particularly special about the yom tov of Chanukah. The physical setting of the Jew’s here and now perfectly mirrors the Chanukah story and messages it holds – light banishing darkness, miracles…
Read MoreWhy I Support (A Different Kind Of) “HaShomrim Cards”
“Nafshi laShem mishomrim la’boker, shomrim la’boker” Tehillim 130:6 By now, I am sure many of my readers have heard about an innovative strategy some of our communities have adopted in attempt to battle the scourge of the technological advancements that have so radically transformed our world in recent years: “Hashomrim cards.” These colorful cards, some…
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