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Reflections on Time and the Jewish Calendar
Since a calendar year has no objective beginning, Judaism is conflicted about whether it should begin in the Spring or in the Fall. Why we don't follow the Torah's nod to Spring and why we should expect that to change.
Crossing the Jordan - The Debate Moshe Lost
Rabbi F. Nataf
Apparently, you can't win them all, even if you are Moshe.
LEARNING TORAH WITH YOUR SPOUSE: MAKING IT A GROWTH EXPERIENCE AND NOT A BATTLEFIELD
Learning from the Talmud's first husband and wife study partners.
Esther and the Tribe of Binyamin
Understanding the most enigmatic tribe and its relation to the tribe of Yehudah
Why Moshe Got an Egyptian Name - The Jewish Epic Hero and Cultural Complexity
Moshe as the prototype of the Jewish epic hero and the requirement of cultural complexity
Moshe's Fear of Speech and God's Solution
Why was Moshe afraid of speech, and how did God finally convince him to use translation and education to make up for the impossibility of completely true communication?
The Trek from Esther to Ruth
Two Approaches to Marriage as Metaphors for Israel and God
Foundations of Contemporary Chinukh
Issues and Ideas in Challenges and Responses in Educating our Children to be Loyal and Inspired Jews
Shimshon and the Gates of Hevron
The most unlikely of the Judges should be read as an illustration of the need for the kings of Yehudah to reemerge from a world turned upside down.
איך השטן גילה הסוד לאהבת ישראל והדרך לעולם הבא בהר סיני
מה זה אהבת הזולת
Rosh Chodesh Nissan and the Calendar of Faith
Understanding the decision to start the year in Nissan and why it has faded away.
The Divine Comedy of Rebbe Akiva (Schein und Sein)
Laughter as a response to the contrast between reality and appearance. R. Akiva's mystical approach to events.
לָמָ֤ה הֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה
When Things Get Worse, What is God Thinking?
אלו ואלו-כשסתירה לא סותר
On the complexity of truth as the basis for multiple legitimate perspectives, focusing particularly on Maharal.
Who Are You Calling a Hellenist? Models of Integration
Understanding what is integrable with Torah and what is not. Examining different models throughout the ages and examining the costs and benefits of certain ones including Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi, Rambam, Rav Hirsch, Malbim and Rav Kook.
Individualized Halakha
How the halakha is built around different options in many situations