Judaism Decoded: Rabbi Grant Leboff - Torah Inspiration And Jewish Wisdom Uncovered

Judaism Podcast - Parsha Vayeira: Torah Wisdom - Why Social Justice Depends On Shaking Lulav

Jewish Wisdom: What could shaking a lulav possibly have to do with creating a fair and just society?  Parsha Analysis: At first glance, absolutely nothing. Yet hidden in

Torah Portion: Parsha Lech Lecha - When Did Avraham Become Jewish?

What if everything we normally associate with Judaism and being Jewish misses something fundamental? Avraham Avinu believed in HaShem. He stood against idolatry. He disp

Parsha Noach: Judaism & Jewish Teachings - Humanity Can Still Be Evil, So Why No More Floods?

Torah Ethics: Before the Flood, HaShem sees the evil in mankind and decides to destroy the world. After the Flood, He acknowledges that same inclination towards evil and

Torah Parsha Bereshit – Jewish Teachings - Can You Hear HaShem Speaking?

We all know how the Torah begins. Or at least, we think we do.  But consider: • Why did HaShem create the world through speech?  • Why ten utterances?  • What is the

Torah Parsha - V’zot HaBerachah/Bereshit – Judaism & Jewish Teachings: Who Is Really In Control? The Flight To Israel From Dubai

A flight that left Dubai on its way to Israel came terrifyingly close to disaster. But what happened in that cockpit raises a much bigger question. How much control do w

Sukkot, Torah & Jewish Teachings – What Kind Of Jew Does HaShem Want You To Be?

If you could become a better Jew tomorrow, what would that actually look like? What does Judaism say? What is the Torah wisdom? More learned? More Torah? More giving? Mo

Jewish Teachings: Parsha Ha'azinu/Shabbat Shuva/Yom Kippur – What Is Your Relationship With Heaven & Earth?

The Torah gives us Yom Kippur. For twenty-five hours Judaism asks us to live an almost impossible existence. We stop eating and drinking. We step away from physical pleas

Judaism, Jewish New Year & Torah: From Rosh Hashana To Yom Kippur – Who Are You Going To Create?

Torah Wisdom: What if the person you were last year is not the person you have to be this year? We tend to think we know who we are. Our strengths. Our weaknesses. Our h

Parsha Nitzavim, Judaism & Rosh Hashanah – Jewish Teachings: Born Into A Covenant Or Free To Choose. Which Is It?

You didn't choose Avraham. You didn't choose Sinai. You didn't choose the covenant. You didn't even choose to be born Jewish. Yet Parsha Nitzavim tell

Parsha Ki Tavo – Daily Prayer, Torah, Jewish Teachings, And A Story That Started 4,000 Years Ago

A Jewish farmer stands in the Beit HaMikdash holding a basket of fruit. But the story he tells doesn't begin with his field. It doesn't begin with the harvest.

Parsha Ki Teitzei – Jewish Teachings: Remember Who You Are -Torah, Memory, Identity & The Jewish Soul

Torah Wisdom: Why does the Torah sometimes tell us to remember, sometimes warn us not to forget, and occasionally command both? The answer opens a fascinating window int

Parsha Shoftim – Torah, Jewish Teaching & Approaching Elul: What Does HaShem Actually Want From You?

For a Jewish person Elul can feel overwhelming. We look back at the year, see the same weaknesses, the same struggles and the same failures and wonder: what does HaShem a

Parsha Re'eh – Jewish Teachings & Torah - Who Are You Becoming?

In Parsha Re’eh, Moshe places blessing and curse before the Jewish people.  But an extraordinary thread running through the parsha suggests that the consequences of our

Parsha Eikev – Jewish Teachings & Torah: The Mission Adam Never Finished

What does being Jewish mean? Where does Judaism really happen? What if the holiest moment of your day isn't in Shul or the Beit Midrash?  What if Jewish Philosophy

Parsha Va'etchanan – Where Judaism & Jewish Teachings Begin - Torah - What Makes Judaism Different?

If someone asked you, "What makes Judaism unique?", what would you answer? Judaism is often grouped together with Christianity and Islam as one of the world's great

Parsha Devarim – Jewish Teaching & Torah: The Sin That Still Shapes Jewish History

The generation in the desert cried for one night. Consequently, the Jewish people have cried for generations. Why? How could one generation's mistake lead to thousan

Torah study on the parsha & Jewish Teachings -Matot – Masei: Every Jew’s Forty-Two Journeys

The journey from Egypt to Eretz Yisrael should have taken just a few days. Instead, it took forty years, forty-two journeys, and an entire generation.  The Torah could s

Parsha Pinchas – Jewish Teachings: When Tolerance Becomes Dangerous - The Jewish View Of Courage And Responsibility

Was Pinchas a hero or a fanatic? Why does the Torah reward an act that appears so shocking to the modern mind?  Pinchas is one of the most controversial figures in the T

Parsha Balak: Jewish Teachings & Torah - Who Decides Who You Are: Freedom, Identity & Modern Culture

Who decides who you are?  Can you choose your own identity?  What does Judaism say?   Modern culture says identity is something we create; but are there some things th

Torah Parsha Chukat: Jewish Teachings - Escaping The Prison We Create

Jewish Teachings, the Torah, tells us something different from today's society. The modern world tells us that freedom means doing what makes sense to us. But what i