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I created this as a way to provide a teaching on Tashlich.

As the congregation gathered by the water’s edge for tashlich, one by one, people stepped forward to cast away their sins.

The first person reached into a bag and scattered bird…

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Original Sin

Our Gemara describes the offerings that the nesi’im brought when the Mishkan was inaugurated as Chattas Nachshon. Even though all the nesi’im brought this sacrifice, it was named after Nachshon, the Nasi of Shevet Yehuda Continue Reading

“Jeremiah declares: ‘They have built altars to burn their children with fire as offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor did I speak it, nor has it arisen in my thought.’

‘Which I commanded not’ – this refers to Mesha the…

With immense gratitude for a gift from my mother on Rosh Hashana, I had the opportunity to read the Vayelech section in the new Rabbi Sacks ZT”L Chumash.
It contains a beautiful and profound idea about leadership, which I’d like to share,…

“From September 11 to October 7; The Logic of a Fundamental Right”

By: Ashtyako Poorkarim, Leader of the Kurdistan Independence Movement

Israel is in a condition where the threat to its existence is not a hypothetical danger but an…

Introduction 

The 80th United Nations General Assembly has once again brought Africa’s diplomatic posture toward the Gaza war into sharp relief. In recent UNGA sessions, many African states have voted in favor of resolutions calling for…

Everybody is discussing recent recognition of Palestinian state by major European countries. Supporters of Israel respond in unison, condemning the move as a surrender to terror and a reward to Hamas for the atrocities of October 7. This view…

Globalization is often described as an unstoppable tide. Politicians boast of record trade, economists celebrate trillions in financial flows, and technologists marvel at billions of people streaming, posting, and coding across borders. The…

When we, the people of Israel, strengthen our connection, a greater connection will spread to the world. When we build this unity, we will rise from the lowest pit to the highest mountain. This path is still ahead of us.

Kabbalistic sources…

The operative word here is ‘always’

There is real evil in this world. You don’t need to think of demons. And most people are OK. Wicked people are rare. But don’t make them more normal by enabling them. Some, through unfortunate early…