Surviving catastrophe
In Parashat Noach, humanity undergoes two great catastrophes. The first is the flood – the holocaust that annihilates all of humanity and all land-life except...
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A Royal Egg
Four Types of Eggs in the Talmud Four different types of egg are mentioned in the Talmud, and they each have a different status in...
What to Pray For
Bat Sheva prayed that her son, Solomon, be wise and fitting for prophecy. David's other wives prayed that their sons be fitting to rule. King...
Sex and Politics
"Give not your strength [i.e., your seed] to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings" ("אַל תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַמְחוֹת מְלָכִין"). This is...
The Heart and Mind of Dealing with Enemies
There are three ways to deal with enemies: surrender, fight, or make peace by neutralizing the root of their animosity. The Ba'al Shem Tov told...
Ruling in the Exception
Progress in science (and society) is made by taking note of details that a previous theory is unable to account for. The history of modern...
Transcendence and Revolution
A revolution is a turnover – those at the bottom revolve to the top and those at the top revolve to the bottom. In Hebrew,...
Rectifying the State of Israel in 10 Steps
Rectifying the State of Israel in 10 steps: Step 1: Faith in the Torah (the Bible as interpreted by the Sages) as the Word of...
Human Rights and Divine Obligations
There are the strong and the weak. There are the good and the bad. Not always are the strong the bad. If it so happens...
