Don't do THIS and don't to THAT... Many people perceive the Torah as one long list of DON'Ts. Is it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of prohibitions?

Points to Ponder for the Torah portion of Shemini, from the book of Vayikra (Leviticus).

In memory of Hili bat Raphael

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The Haggadah seems to be very structured and orderly, but there's a hole at the heart of it which unravels it from within...

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Atheistic science seems to be religion's most bitter enemy. But even bitter enemies can be sweetened... Learn how scientific disbelief can actually purify faith...

Points to Ponder for the weekly Torah portion of Vayikra, from the book of Leviticus.

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Innocence is bound to shatter, but hope lives in a second, more sober and mature kind of innocence.

Points to Ponder #21 for the weekly Torah portion of Ki Tissa, from the book of Exodus.

In memory of Hili bat Raphael

The Hebrew word for I (ani) and for nothingness (ayin) are made up of the same letters in different orders. Within these words is enfolded a deep secret about consciousness, the self, and self actualization.

Points to Ponder #20 for the portion of Tetzaveh, from the book of Exodus.

In memory of Hilli bat Rephael

If God is everywhere, why does He insist that we build Him a tabernacle? In fact, why does He care about any particular detail more than He does about all other details?

Points to Ponder #19: portion of Terumah, from the book of Exodus.

A Jewish saying goes, "There is no greater joy than the undoing of doubts." But how can you get rid of doubts when they keep creeping in? It turns out that the best way to overcome doubts is to embrace them...

Class from Rosh Chodesh Adar 5783 (Feb 20 2023), Chabad Persian Youth, Los Angeles.

Femininity is on the rise, and with it feminine spirituality. In this class I talk about the meaning of a feminine-focused service of God, and explore how Miriam the prophetess heralded its future emergence.

Given at Aventura Isles Shul Florida, 25 Shvat 5783 (Feb 16 2023)

When we make freedom the highest ideal, it stops being our servant and becomes our master. What are the three paradoxes of freedom that plague our society today?

Points to Ponder #18 for the Torah portion of Mishpatim from the book of Exodus.

For Jews the first of the ten commandments is "I am the Lord your G-d". But Christians don't count this as a commandment, rather as a prelude to the ten commandments (which they count differently). What is the deeper meaning of this interpretational dispute?

Points to Ponder #17 for parashat Yitro, from the book of Exodus.