Category: Divrai Torah
Long-form written and podcast Torah discussions
Chayei Sarah: Fiction’s Truth
I belong to a Facebook group of authors and publishers called the Never Alone Book Club. It is a primarily left-wing group whose founders were […]
Is it Worth It?
When we saw the pogrom in Amsterdam last week, so many of us said – “it isn’t worth it. Leave. Come to Israel. There is […]
Saving the World Through Women
Audio Transcript & Notes The following touches on the place and character of women. It is not meant to speak to actual individual women, but […]
Then Israel Shall Sing
On Shemini Atzeret 2023, terrorists invaded the Gaza Envelope. This invasion was specifically timed to coincide with a day of holiness and celebration. As we come up on the religious Jewish anniversary of that attack this is a reflection on that attack and the observance of Shemini Atzeret 2024.
Filling the Gaps
The day before Rosh Hashana, Victor Green was killed in a terrorist attack in Jaffa on October 1st. He was described simply as “Green, 33, was living in a homeless shelter.”
