Shabbat VaYigash: Against Chaos

וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: כׇּל וְאֵינוֹ מִתְאַבֵּל עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם — אֵינוֹ רוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ the Sages say: Whoever does not mourn for Jerusalem will not see her future joy – BT Ta’anit 30b Shalom beloved learning companions, Today is Asarah b’Tevet, the 10th day of the month of Tevet. This day is observed as a “minor” fast dayContinue reading “Shabbat VaYigash: Against Chaos”

Shabbat Ki Tisa: False Gods and Fear

Jews are still waiting; we don’t live in a world already redeemed by the advent of the Messiah. We live not in a world of Messianic ethics, where questions are resolved and the path forward is clear; we live in a world of “messy ethics.” – Dr. Byron Sherwin ז״ל Everything that seemed so promising so recently now seemsContinue reading “Shabbat Ki Tisa: False Gods and Fear”