The Soulful Freedom of Jerusalem
In our parsha the Jewish people finally leave Egypt and march towards freedom. This momentous occasion is commemorated every year…
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Preparing for Jerusalem
During the plague of Arov, the Torah records a negotiation of sorts between Pharoah andMoshe. Pharoah tells Moshe that if…
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The Twin Redemptions of Speech and Jerusalem
In our parsha we read about the horrible oppression of the Jewish people in Egypt. The Torah describes that the…
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The Equanimity of Jerusalem
In our parsha, Yaakov blesses his son Yehuda through a comparison to a lion: “A cub [and] a grown lion…
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The Kings of Jerusalem
This week’s parsha features the titanic struggle between the two kings of the Jewish people – Yosef and Yehuda. The…
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Chanukah, Jerusalem, and Sovereignty
One of the key take aways from Chanukah was the centrality that the Temple and Jerusalem played in triggering the…
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Jerusalem and Shechem
The Torah has an interesting description of Yaakov’s initial encounter with the city of Shechem: “And Yaakov came complete (shalem)…
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A United Jerusalem And The End To Terrorism
The double bombing in Jerusalem last week and subsequent search for the suspects in Eastern Jerusalem brings up the need…
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Jerusalem: The Dew of the World
Torah sources highlight the uniqueness of dew as a sui-generis form of blessing. There are two primary qualities of dew’s…
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Gardening Jerusalem
We often times focus on Jerusalem for its spiritual, political, and historical importance. Yet, Jerusalem can be seen as something…
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