Nina Berniker – A Complex Simplicity
Avraham’s birth wasn’t described, neither was Yitzchak’s – but Yaacov’s was. Yaacov grasped the heel of his brother, struggling for supremacy from the very beginning […]
Miketz: The Cousins
From my five books of Torah Shorts The lighting is poor in the library, and the furniture is flimsy and cheap. The place has the […]
Vayeshev: Wizard
The alley I called home was poorly lit and strewn with discarded needles, food wrappers and the other detritus of homeless living. All of that […]
Vayishlach: Beyond Struggle
Near the beginning of this reading, the Torah describes Yaakov’s (Jacob’s) battle with the angel. We pour our analysis into this conflict. Yaakov, and by […]
Vayeitze: Hacker
When the Internet came to life in the 1990s, many people saw it as an opportunity for greater and deeper human involvement and interaction. But […]
Toldot: The Other Sons
This is a week late, but I want to share my dvar torah from last week nonetheless. The week before last I was discussing prayer […]
