¡Ask a Mexican! Gustavo Arellano gets it right—Aztlan != Israel

By The Web Guy
Published on November 13, 2008

How to comfort and be comforted

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on August 14, 2008

Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) God tells Moses that although he's faithfully led His people through the desert these past 40 years, and although the Jews are now standing at the very border of the Holy Land, Moses himself will never be allowed entry, and will die and be buried outside of Israel.

Correct priorities

By Rabbi Elazar Muskin
Published on July 24, 2008

Parshat Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42). But the question remains: What justification did Moses have that allowed him to denounce them so fiercely? How could he compare them to the scouts?

Commitment Counts

By Rabbi Joel Rembaum
Published on July 19, 2007

Ask 10 Jews with a reasonable background in Torah the question, "Why did God not allow Moses to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?" and nine of them would probably say: "Because Moses hit the rock instead of talking to it in order to bring forth water and failed to sanctify God, as God had commanded him."

Enemy in Our Midst

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on July 12, 2007

God awarded the land of Israel to His chosen people, but He didn't just give it to us on a silver platter. He expected us to work for it by draining the swamps, working the soil, planting our crops and, yes, driving out the indigenous nations whose crimes against God and humanity no longer allowed them to remain in the Holy Land.

A Nod to Heroes of Past and Present

By Simon Greer
Published on April 6, 2006

The holiday of Passover celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, but the Haggadah doesn't mention. Nachshon ben Aminadav. Who was this man?

Quality, Not Quantity

By Rabbi Susan Laemmle
Published on May 9, 2002

This week's Torah portion begins a new biblical book, after which the parsha is named in English, "Numbers,"and in Hebrew, "Bamidbar," best translated as "In the Wilderness."

A Portion of Parshat Ki Tavo

By Abby Gilad
Published on September 6, 2001

A Portion of Parshat Ki Tavo.