Kabbalistic teachings may offer insight. According to Kabbalah, the original harmony of creation was shattered by an event known as the Breaking of the Vessels, scattering divine sparks throughout the ...
Included in the Avinu Malkeinu prayer are the following two petitions to Hashem: Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of Yisrael your nation Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of ...
For an answer to grow with, investigate the Talmud, Sanhedrin 38a. Here we are told that if we came first, as some might haughtily believe we “should,” we and our children might erroneously believe ...
This week we read of two calamities, “climate change” and “immigration.” Sounds familiar and contemporary, doesn’t it? And we learn from how Noah and the builders of the Tower of Babel responded to ...
There seems to be an emphasis on preparation in the parsha of Migdal Bavel (the Tower of Babel). “הבה נלבנה לבנים” – let’s get ready and make bricks, & הבה נבנה לנו עיר – let’s prepare and build a ...
At Gerardo Werthein's inauguration, President Javier Milei referenced the weekly Torah portion, suggesting it's a divine sign to follow Abraham's lead.
Terach, Abraham’s father, is often viewed in the Midrash as an evil man and nothing more than an idol worshipper (Bereishit Rabbah 38:13). A review of the literal text indicates otherwise. First ...