The Rebbetzin's Husband

Apropos of our discussion here about cynicism and lack of trust in rabbis, and the difference between past and present, here's somethin...

[ If you are interested in my three shiurim on Rav Kook's Orot haTeshuvah, they are now on-line here , here and here . Note that the so...

Science fiction revels in the “What if” – as in, “What if Lincoln had not gone to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination?” “What i...

What an unbelievable day it's been. Long, long story... but the derashah is done. This is actually a derashah for a Bar Mitzvah this Sha...

בת בבל השדודה אשרי שישלם לך את גמולך שגמלת לנו אשרי שיאחז ונפץ את עולליך אל הסלע I have reached a nadir moment I would have hoped never to r...

This week is our shul's annual meeting and election of officers, and one of the goals of this derashah is to honor those who serve on ou...

When I first read the following midrash, I thought it was a straightforward endorsement of Aaron David Gordon and Labor Zionism: When the To...