Metzora: Clouds, Curses and Silver Linings
From Where I Stand
By Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Does every cloud really have a silver lining? Is there always a blessing in disguise inside every curse? Well, admittedly, it isn’t that...
Bloom on Parashat Vayikra: The Unique Offering
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa’aretz Institute
“No meal offering that you offer to the L-rd shall be made with leaven, for no leaven or honey may be turned into smoke...
Vayikra: Calling Us to G-d
By Rabbi Dov Lipman
“And He (G-d) called to Moshe…” (1:1)
These unusual words introduce the third book of the Torah. Why doesn’t this sefer begin with the usual “And G-d...
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
By Rabbi Doron Perez
In the early 1980s, a new realm in the field of intelligence emerged: Emotional Intelligence. The guiding visionary behind it was Professor Howard Gardner, a psychologist...
Shliach From Montana: Uncharted Territory
It’s remarkable how a week can change our lives so drastically. We’ve officially entered uncharted territory, which scares all of us so much. Shuls, schools, and mikvaos are closing...
From Where I Stand: Vayakhel on Bar Mitzvahs
By Rabbi Yossy Goldman
“See G‑d has appointed Betzalel, the son of Uri, the son of Chur of the tribe of Judah.”
–Sh’mos (35:30, 31)
Now Chur, Betzalel’s grandfather, was a son...
Bloom on Vayakhel: Permanent Delight
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa’aretz Institute
“On six days, work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the L-rd;...
Musings of a Shliach From Montana: Speaking Up
I’ll never forget the father-and-son Shabbaton I enjoyed while studying in Detroit’s Chabad Yeshiva during the winter of 2000. My father couldn’t make it, as he was caring for...
Ecological Wine and Kilei HaKerem, Part II
By Rabbi Moshe Bloom
Torah VeHa’aretz Institute
Last week we began to discuss kilei ha’kerem, intercropping with grapevines, as it relates to the new ecological winegrowing trend. Now we will look...
Souls on Fire: Clothes Make the Man
Rabbi Chaim Bruk
The Talmud says that Rav Yochanan referred to his clothing as “my honorers.” Bozeman is an exercise and health-oriented, ranch-loving, outdoorsy, nature-addicted place where most people don’t...