Moses
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Parashat Mishpatim: The long search for moral society
First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem - opinion
Parashat Yitro: Illuminating the fog
Parashat Shemot: An unglamorous leader
One of the skills a leader needs is the ability to make speeches and persuade the masses, and this was something Moses felt he could not do.
Is the Israeli song ‘Oof Gozal’ a subconcious midrash for Sefer Dvarim?
The song, about a chick leaving the nest, is commonly viewed as an analogy for parents’ emotions as their child leaves home, but can it also be read on a deeper level?
Parashat Ki Tavo: A successful society’s foundations
Prohibitions that ‘merit’ being cursed are all acts that damage relationships between people.
Parashat Re'eh: In what world are we living?
The words ‘abomination’ and ‘hates’ appear only once in the entire Torah.
Parshat Va’Ethanan: An innocent addition or destruction of a masterpiece?
Let us imagine someone taking a Rembrandt painting and adding a few of his own lines or drops of paint.
Kabbalah, and the logic of the impossible - Moses our rabbi
The Exodus from Egypt was a crucial event not only in the life of the Jewish people, but for the world as a whole.
Parashat Devarim: The values that give us the right to exist
The role of a judge is so sensitive and significant, there is no room for mediocrity.
Parashat Korach: Which side to choose?
How are we to know, in situations we encounter in our lives, how to make the right choices?
Parasha and Herzl: The Golden Calf reappears
Forty days without Moses is a long time.
Moses’s hand-to-mouth life
The moral trajectory of Moses, his development as a man and leader, can be traced in the ongoing struggle between his mighty hand and his slow tongue