Atzmaut is more self-actualization rather than simple independence. In our quest to understand the meaning of this important day in our time, Avraham can be our heroic guide.

Shemini 5786 by Rav Mike

Tzav - hold more by Rav Mike

The 8th of Nisan is the yartzheit of two Jewish heroes, Eliyahu Hakim and Eliyahu Bet Tzuri. Executed for a political assasination in the course of the pre-State strugggle, their story teaches us about the warrior and the storyteller, two essential models of Jewish heroism.

Was eating from the Tree of Knowledge part of the plan from the beginning? And how did it pose the essential question which humanity faces?

Vayikra 5786 Come closer by Rav Mike

Vayakhel Pikudei - Called By Name by Rav Mike

Ki Tissa 5786 Between the redemption of Purim and Pesach by Rav Mike

Teztaveh heroes in uniform by Rav Mike

In the beginning, Adam and Chava were naked and unashamed. What is the connection between these two states, and how did the emergence of desire change everything?