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Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.
EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall.

Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times

A person is seen sitting alone (illustrative).

Parashat Balak: What is the price of aloneness?


Parashat Vayehi: The blessing of connection

The act of giving blessing creates connection. Hopefully, we do not wait until the end of our lives to create or facilitate this connection with our loved ones as Jacob did.

Torah scroll 521

Parashat Vayehi: The traits of a leader

While everyone makes mistakes, a leader whose decisions stem from rashness and haste can spell disaster for his people – and potentially for humanity as a whole.

 Reuben and his brothers. Detail of a painting by Colijn de Coter circa 1500, from a collection at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Naftali's blessing: The power of kind words and contentment


Parashat Vayigash: Salvation is near

Many times, salvation is not complicated at all. It is already here, right before our eyes.

 An illustrative image of two mountain climbers, one helping another.

Parashat Miketz: Joseph, the master of ‘provention’

The Torah reminds us of a slower tempo. That cadence can enhance our ability to act more long term and proactively, as we face so many dilemmas, to be more like Joseph and practice “provention.”

 An illustrative image of farming in Israel.

Your Life Can Change in an Instant: An Uplifting Message from Rabbi Pinto


When investing: It's a long road, focus on achieving your goal - opinion

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude," - Thomas Jefferson.

 SOLDIERS PRAY at the Tomb of Joseph in Nablus. Joseph needed to trust the process to be successful, according to the writer.

Parashat Vayeshev: The mystery of redemption

Even when it seems that everything is deteriorating and that evil is triumphing over good, beneath the surface – in the hidden realm – the world is steadily advancing in one direction.

 An illustrative photo of oil candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah.

Parashat Vayeshev: Joseph and Judah's odysseys to leadership

Joseph and Judah each embark on their own personal odysseys toward leadership.

 An illustrative image of a person walking on a narrow path above water.

From flax to spark: How Israel’s strength burns bright