Parashat Re'eh opens with an admonition:(11:26-28)’See, I present you today with a blessing and a curse. The blessing: that you hearken to the commandments..And the curse: if you do not hearken to the ...

COMMENTARY: Humility helps us to recognize a blessing, while pride often sees a blessing as a curse. Often, the distinction between a curse and a blessing is the difference between pride and humility.

If we could transport ourselves to the time of the ancient Israelites and observe their lives and behavior, I suspect it would seem like riding a rollercoaster: breathtaking heights of zeal, devotion ...

As we journey through the month of Elul, it is customary to comment on the weekly Torah portions in light of the upcoming Days of Awe. Parshat Ki Tavo is read a few weeks before Rosh Hashanah, and its ...

The primary image of this parasha is of Bilaam — foremost sorcerer of the age, says Ramban — riding a talking donkey on his way to meet with King Balak of Moav. What does this episode mean? Balak is ...

The people of Israel stand on the threshold of their inheritance, the land of promise. The long-awaited day of glory has come; it’s time to remember their story, their failures and, most important, ...

The NBA playoffs can be unpredictable. You can build a model that will calculate the odds of every possible scenario, but sometimes the math lets you down. Forget to include just one important ...