Person in the Parsha: Ki Tavo

August 24, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“WALLS HAVE EARS“

We all have our secret lives.

I don’t mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we wickedly act out in some deep, dark, private world....

Person in the Parsha: Ki Tetzei

August 17, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“AND THE WINNER IS…”

It was the first time that I announced a contest from the pulpit. It felt like a risky thing to do, and probably was. But it worked,...

Off the Pulpit: Be a Turtle

August 17, 2018

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE

Almost every week public figures are attacked or embarrassed for what they have put on social media. We are reminded of the perils of ease – make your thoughts too quickly public and you are likely...

Person in the Parsha: Shoftim

August 10, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“TREE-LIKE”

I love metaphors. An apt metaphor can help stimulate boundless creativity and can lead to a deeper and richer understanding of the concept being studied.

Take, for...

Off the Pulpit: Serious or funny?

August 10, 2018

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE

Mr. McCabe thinks that I am not serious,  but only funny, because Mr. McCabe thinks that funny is the opposite of serious. Funny is the opposite of not funny, and of nothing else.” So wrote G.K. Chesterton,...

Off the Pulpit: How to Live

August 03, 2018

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE

I once wrote about our baby proofer. His wisdom has grown even greater over the years. After leaving the house, ensuring that no prying baby hands could open dangerous drawers, climb perilous steps or fall on sharp...

Person in the Parsha: Re’eh

August 03, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“THE THIEF OF BLESSING”

I am sure that you, dear reader, have had the occasion to come across a book which you simply could not put down. Something so fascinating, so...

Off the Pulpit: Do we need experts?

July 27, 2018

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE

In the years when I played tournament chess I would wander over to the boards of the top players and was often surprised to spectators with lesser skills (like myself) make whispered pronouncements about the play...

Person in the Parsha: Ekev

July 26, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“DISCIPLINE AND SUFFERING”

As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently...

Person in the Parsha: Va’etchanan

July 26, 2018

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“NU? NEW!”

There is a Yiddish expression which has made it into the spoken English language. The expression is a simple one, with just two letters. I’m referring to the expression,...