Moses
Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place
After Pharaoh intensified the Jewish slaves' work, Moses felt that his mission had failed. Out of deep pain, he turned to God and said, “Why have You done evil to these people? Why did You send me?
'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar - review
The hidden well: Exploring Miriam's leadership as a source of hope in war's shadow
You don’t have to be Moses: This generation must rise to lead in a time of war - opinion
Parashat Pinchas: Four comments on leadership
Humility, dedication to the nation’s needs, tolerance and taking responsibility are the traits of an ideal leader, as Rashi taught us based on the words of the Torah.
Passover 2022: A Ukraine Chabad rabbi's Exodus - opinion
How can matzah, made from the most simplistic of ingredients, be intertwined so profoundly with our faith and heritage?
Parashat Vayikra: Every person has a name
The way that God turns to Moses teaches us how to behave in our own relationships.
Jews of Egypt, Europe were bound by mental enslavement - opinion
The Hebrews in Egypt during Moses’s time, and the Jews in Europe during Herzl’s time, failed to envision the path to freedom.
From Moses to Herzl: Acquiring the knowledge in front of your eyes
Internalizing the lessons from Moses’s exodus, Herzl understood that transformations need to happen gradually – he referred to those 40 years in the desert as “education through migration.”
Lifting the veil: Meet Dorothy Tiano Melvin
“I felt in bondage to depression over my mother’s death, and I felt I needed to break those bonds.”
Parashat Ki Tavo: Joy – the key to victory
The fact that bad things can come from God and affect His nation when it does not follow His path presents a difficult theological problem for people who believe in a benevolent and righteous God.
What do the American Revolution, Moses and Herzl have in common?
Unlike in Herzl’s France, Israel’s stability is provided by that secret formula planted in Deuteronomy by Moses: Political delegation.
Parashat Ekev: Your gift or God’s?
The Land of Israel, like all the goods of this world, is God’s gift, but the people must still fight to deserve it.
Parashat Ekev: Gratitude and showing favor
In this week’s Torah portion, we continue reading Moses’s final speeches, addresses meant to prepare the Jewish nation for entering, conquering and living in Israel.
