Archive - February 2023

Jesus as the Messiah?

Almost since the inception of Christianity, some Christians have made it their life’s work to convert others, including Jews. At times, these missionaries have...

Why do we need Moshiach?

Imagine that you have lived your entire life in a dark tunnel. Your parents and grandparents lived there too, and so did their parents and grandparents. You have grown...

The Palace and the Pigeons

I wrote this to a young Jew who told me he was on his way to India: Once there was a king whose palace had been ransacked by the wild hordes. For the wood and stone of...

Four Things that G-d Regrets

There are four things whose creation G-d regrets every day. The first is galut (exile) Talmud, Sukkah 52b[i] To say that G-d “regrets” something is obviously...