Welcome to Questions
To the familiar "How odd of God to choose the Jews" we might well add, upon reading the story of Jacob/Israel, "But stranger still is Israel/It's odd indeed to be his seed/Part cheat, part mouse, yet we're his house/How come we're known as Jacob's own?"
Of Rolling Stones and Rising Monuments
If one were to search for a subtle underlying theme in Parashat Vayeitzei and its interpretive trajectory, it might be found in the way that Jacob takes the ordinary stones he finds around him during his travels, and uses them to create lasting meaning.
Ask Tina: What is a Pogach?
Facing the Fear
Fear can be a powerful motivator. It can cause us to behave in ways we might not otherwise. It can move us forward or keep us stuck where we are.
What to Expect at a Baby Naming
Galilee Diary: One People
[The Eternal] will bring you together again from all the peoples where the Eternal your God has scattered you. Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from there the Eternal your God will gather you, from there [God] will fetch you.
-Deuteronomy 30:3-4
Vayigash for Tots: Tech vs. Face to Face
The Never Ending Journey of Spiritual Growth
The organized Jewish community in North America is an extraordinary success story. Our communal institutions are impressively organized, privately funded, and efficiently run.