The Choice is Ours
The story is told about a man that didn’t believe in free will. After 120 years he went up to heaven and was met with two paths in front of him. The first had a sign saying “Believers in predestination”…
Achrei – Kedoshim
There is yet another election looming. But the prestigious and bipartisan Institute for Fiscal Studies, upon its analysis of the political parties’ manifestos, concluded that the electorate was still “in the dark” as to what they were actually offering. Party…
King or Queen?
A cruel husband once approached his wife and told her “I’m the boss and you’re nothing.” She instantly replied, “Well I guess then… that makes you the boss of nothing!” How much wisdom was captured in those few lines and…
Korbanot – idolatry related or not?
There are three seemingly contradictory reasons brought by Rambam for the commandments regarding sacrifices. In Moreh Nevuchim (The Guide for the Perplexed) he purports two different reasons. Firstly, he states that the sacrificial service is the product of the need for a…
Thoughts on Pesach and Aliyat Regel
What a wonderful sight it must have been; all of Am Yisarel gathering before the Chag of Pesach in Yerushalayim! Before Pesach, untold numbers of Am Yisrael, would gird their loins and ascend to Yerushalyim in fulfilment of the Torah’s…
Parasha Insights
“Who does G-d speak to?’ “And He called to Moses, and the Lord spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying.”(Vayikra, 1, 1) Where did the voice of G-d emanate from? “I will speak with you from … between the two cherubim that…
