Weapons of Mass Distraction – Parshat Mishpatim
If the original sound of the giving of the Torah never fades, how come we don't hear it anymore?
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The Runaway Train – Parshat Vayeshev
Sometimes people can be as destructive as a runaway train. How do you stop them? An insight based on Parshat Vayeshev.
Psst – Wanna Fake Rolex? – Behalotecha
Is it true that "You can't always get what you want?"
Do Jews Have Horns? – Parshat Vayikra
Michaelangelo may have been the greatest sculptor who ever lived, but his knowledge of Jewish anatomy was a bit off.
The Great ‘Blander’ – Parshat Tetzave
If you had your choice, would you choose to live in a world with the potential for great good but the danger of great evil, or a blend of the two resulting in a great blandness?
Empowering Others – Parshat Miketz
Paul O'Neill's tenure at ALCO Aluminum Company as CEO from 1987 to 2000 increased the value of the company's shares five times, and its market capitalization by $27 billion. How did he do it?
We Are Family – Parshat Bamidbar
The Jewish People are like one soul in many bodies.
The Power of Prayer – Parshat Va’etchanan
Praying every day isn't easy. But if you've ever prayed well - even once - it leaves you a different person. Moshe says in Parshat Va'etchanan, “And I beseeched God at that time saying,” the phrase “at that time saying” seems redundant, but Moshe was hinting here to a prayer for the future."
The Jews Run the World! – Parshat Va’etchanan
Every person is priceless. A smile says, ‘You matter.’ A hello says, 'I noticed you – I didn’t cancel you.' A nod says, ‘You are in my world - I didn’t remove you from my radar. I respect you because you have a neshama – even when you make choices I wouldn’t make; even when you’re wrong.'
Inventing Religion – Parshat Behar
In life, it's not what you say, it's who you are.
Mystical Worlds – Ki Tissa
Why is the word for a 'thing' in Hebrew - 'davar' - from the same root as the word for 'speech' - 'dibbur? As solid as 'things' seem, they are no more than God 'speaking' them - keeping them in existence by His word.
Boycott Israel? – Parshat Vayechi
The BDS lobby is a powerful force in world politics. Where does its power come from?