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Lag Ba’Omer is a unique day in the Jewish calendar. It’s a minor festival celebrated in surprising ways for surprising reasons: on this day,...
The hardest part of reaching space is the first moment of liftoff, getting the first inch off the ground. The second inch is still hard, but...
The Talmud describes Messiah as a Metzora (one stricken with tzaraas) bandaging his bandages outside of the gates of Rome. Why is the messia...
This special pre-Pesach podcast is dedicated in loving memory of Meir Ben Shmuel Chananya. May his soul be elevated in heaven. – – – – – – –...
Angels are way loftier than us, right? They’re totally spiritual, they cannot possibly sin, they are messengers of God. We, on the other han...
None of us admire the people who lose it in a fit of rage. We like we look up to the people who are calm, cool and collected. The people who...
The Laver was one of the vessels in the Tabernacle. It was a copper basin that housed water that was emitted from spouts. The priests would...
Everyone loves the festival of Purim. What’s not to love about it? You get dressed up. You make noise when they say Haman. You give gifts to...
Mistakes are endemic to the human condition. All humans make mistakes. Even the titans of our history like Moshe, Aaron, and Joshua made mis...
The Exodus was for keeps. Although Pharaoh regretted his decision to allow the Israelites to leave and chased them down, setting up a stand-...
The Exodus was not one-and-done. It remains an ever-present, indispensable part of our religion. We are commanded to recall the Exodus every...
We all aspire to accomplish great things. The Almighty surely did not create us to be mediocre. We’re here to make something of ourselves; t...
Our nation has two houses of monarchy: Joseph and Judah. Joseph was, of course, king of Egypt. David, king of Israel, descended from the tri...
The Chanukah story is quite dramatic. The world-dominating Greeks were militarily defeated by a prickly pack of Maccabees. Our sages point t...
The saga of Joseph dominates the end of Genesis. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son, but is hated by his brothers. They don’t view Joseph as som...
We all want to ascend to great heights. We all hope that we can accomplish our potential and unlock our opportunities. We all yearn for self...
Nothing is as critical to one’s spiritual development as to finding our a good teacher.A good teacher can educate, can inform, can direct, c...
Our character traits fall into three categories: The ones that are easily changeable with minimal effort. The ones that can be changed, but...
Torah is not supposed to be a detached, academic study. The Almighty gave us a Torah as the authoritative guide for living the most elevated...
A thick wall separates the world of Torah from the world outside of it. Those who are outside have no concept of the wondrous nature of that...
The holiest day of the year is upon us. The day of Yom Kippur is unmatched and unrivaled by any other. It is a day of elevation. It is a day...
On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the 48-verse Book of Jonah, which tells of a renegade prophet, Jonah, who defies the directive of God and r...
Rosh Hashanah marks the day of the creation of Adam on Day Six of Genesis. The creation of Adam facilitated the coronation of God as King. B...
Repentance is one of God’s great gifts to humanity. The ability to move past our mistakes, to cleanse ourselves from our previous trauma, to...
The judgment on Rosh Hashanah is comprehensive: every single human has his or her moment of judgment before God. Even the dead are judged ag...
Preparing for the High Holidays can be daunting. How can anyone adequately prepare for standing in judgment in front of the Heavenly tribuna...
We are on the doorstep of the month of mercy, the month that precedes the high holidays, the month of Elul. The high holidays are very signi...
We all want to live long. But how long is a long life? Centenarians are still rare. Global life expectancy is around 70 years old. In health...
The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. All manner of calamities and tragedies and disasters befe...
Some subjects are way too dicey address publicly – electrified third rail subjects which zap anyone who approaches it. But Blake Cohen is no...
Perhaps the most controversial and divisive subject that dominates Israeli society today is the question of the blanket army exemption given...
What would a comprehensive and rigorous regimen of Torah study look like? Suppose someone wants to really become a Torah maestro. What would...
Heresies and idolatries come and go. The idolatry that titillated the ancients no longer excites modern men. The heresies that revolutionize...
Is free will limited or unlimited? What is the scope of free will? How much of our decisions must filter through that system of choice? How...
Free Will is a fundamental concept in our philosophy. People are endowed by God with the ability to determine the direction that they take i...
Starting from the second day of Passover, we count the Omer. For 7 weeks of 7 days a piece — 49 days — we count. Once the count is completed...
Matzah is a tricky food. It is made with the same ingredients as bread ; the only difference is the speed of how they are processed. The Tor...
Pesach (Passover) marks the founding event of our nation. We had been enslaved in Egypt for centuries, and in one night the Almighty extract...
Is the objective of Torah to constrict us or to allow us to flower? Are we ultimately supposed to curb our uniqueness, our individuality, or...
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Ambitious people want to accomplish ambitious goals. They want to undertake bold challenges, they want to make an indelible impact upon the...
The month of Shevat is associated with a tribe of Asher and corresponds to the letter Tzadik (צ) and its zodiac sign is a bucket. So much is...
We all want to raise good children. We want our children to be healthy and balanced and good and righteous. The Torah is full of powerful le...
It is incumbent upon parents to raise their children well, but how exactly do you do that? Babies are not born clutching parenting manuals....
There is no superficiality in Judaism. Everything is multi-layered, multifaceted, multidimensional. That seems to be particularly true with...
Everyone loves the festival of Chanukah. There’s something so wonderful and enchanting about this festival and its iconic mitzvah, the light...
Not all twins are identical in every way. Jacob and Esau were as different from each other as two humans can possibly get. When Rebecca got...
What is your elevator pitch for the existence of God? That is a question that was posed to dozens of successful and accomplished people. The...
Students of the Almighty’s holy Torah are familiar with the term midrash. It refers to a series of books that serve as commentaries on the T...
Gratitude is one of the most, if not the most, important values in our religion. In fact, our sources tell us that the reason why God create...
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