Why is it that in the space of one hour we can be full of faith and then skeptical, kind to one stranger and abrupt with another, deeply inspired to...
Category - Exile/Galut
Galut is a slumber and a dream. In sleep, there is a diminution of the bond between body and soul — indeed, the Talmud considers sleep to be “a...
What is the relationship between goodness, kindness, selflessness — and material success? Does goodness lead to health and prosperity? This...
The story is told of a simple, unlettered Jew who kept a tavern on a distant crossroads many weeks’ journey from the nearest Jewish community...
“Because of our sins,” we say in the Musaf prayer recited on the festivals, “we were exiled from our land and driven from our soil...
A leading international magazine recently printed some amazing pictures taken inside a mother’s womb, showing the evolution of a two-week-old...
“When Hashem will return the captivity of Zion we will be like dreamers…” — Psalms 126:1 A dream is a dissociated and often grossly distorted...