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“Visiting Herman” at Mikveh Israel

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The Biblical Verse on the Liberty Bell

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Doing Drugs – Another Lens

This summer I’m spending 8 Fridays serving on a Grand Jury where cases are presented by the ADA/prosecution teams to confirm that there’s enough evidence to go to trial. Mum is the word, we’...

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Like a Rose Among Thorns

A Midrashic description of the biblical Rivka/Rebecca in the house of Lavan/Laban before marrying Isaac is “Like a Rose Among Thorns.”

I thought of this phrase a number of times during my ...

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Moses’ Criteria for his Successor

What was Moshe looking for in his successor?

The verse in Parsha Pinchas tells us when Moshe asked about a successor, he addressed G-d as “G-d of the Spirits!”

Now, that’s an ...