Moses
Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again
'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' was a crude forgery that peddled the myth of a clandestine Jewish cabal manipulating institutions under the guise of doing good.
Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept
Parashat Va’era: Why being good is the secret strength we forget
Parashat Shemot: Learning God
Parashat Va'era: When power meets empathy
People often use power, and when it is employed, it is not easy to overcome it. The Midrash teaches us that when power is met with empathy, consideration and compassion, it collapses and retreats.
Parashat Va'era: Despair and destinations
The news of liberation comes to the slaves of Israel – but they are unable to hear it.
Moses, a diplomatic negotiator ahead of his time
Moses’ goal is to take the people out of slavery and bring them to the land of Israel but he never states that.
Former MK to 'Post': Israel needs a leader like Moses - opinion
As we go through the process over the next 76 days of choosing the party we will vote for, or the person whom we want serving as prime minister, perhaps we should examine how they compare to Moses.
Parashat Shemot: What makes a hero?
Moses’s personal struggles enable him to summon the strength despite his initial unwillingness.
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.
