Over the last couple of weeks, I have given two classes in Tel Aviv on Preparing for Pesach: Thoughts and Ideas for the Seder. Below are sho...

The Shoah and our Psychological Legacy (2010) The best article I read relating to Yom Hashoah came from Yair Lapid who argued that "Th...

I wanted to share some ideas, discussion points and questions that people may find useful during Pesach. Each idea includes a short summary ...

There is a dissonance between the Exodus story in the Hagaddah, which primarily focuses on the Jews leaving Egypt, and the Exodus story in t...

In contrast to those stories that emphasize the romanticism surrounding the Israelites acceptance of the Torah, the Talmud in Shabbat 88a re...

San Francisco…The inspiration for Arik Einstein and Scott McKenzie ; an unplugged laid-back city of rolling hills, calm water and fantastic ...

According to the Biblical text, at Mount Sinai the Jewish people 'encounter' God and receive the Torah, which is considered to be di...