The Truth About Zionism – Parshat Va’etchanan
Why do Jews want to go back to a country they left two thousand years ago?
Devarim – Where was G-d in the Holocaust?
The priest of Auschwitz answers the question “Where was God in the Holocaust?
Av – IBM and The Nazis
How were the Nazis able to carry out the Holocaust - something extremely complex - without a computer?
The Song Remains The Same – Parshat Masei
The Jews have been wandering in exile for the last 2000 years. What is the mystical purpose of this journey?
The Self-Made Man – Parshat Mattot
More elusive than the Yetti or the Loch Ness Monster is a species that no one had ever positively identified – The Self-Made Man
Only One Job – Parshat Pinchas
We only have one job here in this world – what is it?
Tammuz – The Burning of the Torah
A hallmark of all repressive regimes is book burning. One of the tragedies that we mourn on the 17th of Tammuz is the burning of the Torah – the ultimate repression of the ultimate “book.” Having trouble viewing this video? Please click here to see additional formats.
The Dark Side – Parshat Balak
If Bilam was a prophet like Moshe - why did he use it for evil?
The Liberty Bell’s Crack
Why do we “proclaim freedom throughout the land” with a broken, imperfect bell?
The World’s Most Infectious Plague – Parshat Chukat
The most infectious disease in the world isn’t Bubonic Plague; it isn’t Anthrax; it isn’t even Covid 19. The world’s most infectious disease in this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat.
The Color of Heaven – Parshat Korach
Racial prejudice – War – Poverty – Violence – Intolerance — The dream of peace seems to be as far away today as it’s ever been. Why is that?
Looking For Trouble – Parshat Shelach
You can go through life as a tourist – or as an inspector. A tourist is looking to be impressed. An inspector is looking for trouble. Why did the spies that Moshe sent into the Land of Israel become inspectors instead of tourists?