Ki Tisa: Drawing a Line in the Sand
For the average young American ambiguity and uncertainly seem constant. For the last fifty-some years, the soldiers of pluralism, liberalism...
Rabbi Jacob Rupp
Rabbi Jacob Rupp
Tetzaveh: Something Wicked
Were they stupid? Who would start a fight against God Himself? And yet Amalek did just that...
Terumah: Building a Dream Home
The entertainment industry has made millions selling the fabulous life of the American celebrity. Many shows report on the lifestyles...
Mishpatim: Look Before You Leap…Right?
When we trust Hashem, we find that it was not wrong or foolish to blindly accept those mitzvot we had not yet learned. “Buyer Beware” does not apply here.
Yitro: Becoming One
There is no union more beautiful or intimate than that which occurred at the base of Mt. Sinai. Rabbi Wolbe describes the giving of the Torah as the greatest...
Beshalach: Counting on a Miracle
Instead of looking to Hashem to perform miracles as He did at the Yam Suf, let's change our viewpoint and see the miracles that are constantly taking place around us.
Pekudei: Vote of Confidence
All of us have the potential to accomplish something great, to be the source of clarity and light in a world filled with confusion and darkness. Our potential for greatness was established by our ancestors in the Tabernacle.
Sand Castles
If we are only focused on the material, we can only sand castles that don't last very long, destroyed almost immediately after we leave the beach…
Individuality
Individuality is a gift, not a liability. The more we can learn to accept it, the faster our shortcomings become opportunities and the darkness in our lives become light…
What the 10th of Tevet Means Today
We are so disillusioned by a world without the Beit HaMikdash that truth and fiction, sacred and profane blur before us. In our long exile, we have strayed so far...
Vayeitzei: What Dr. Atkins Didn’t Tell You
So while I agree with Dr. Atkins that physical health is related to one’s ability to refrain from certain foods, I came to realize...
From Mandelbaum Gate to Chut Shel Chessed
After the miraculous events of the Six Day War (26-Iyar to 2-Sivan), Jews were allowed to return to their city. The Mandelbaum Gate, formerly the physical gate to Jerusalem, became Chut shel Chessed, the spiritual gate to Jerusalem.