The Curious Jew

A typical reading of the story of Cain & Abel leaves one puzzled. Why does God prefer sheep? What's wrong with a vegetable offering?...

I tend to be highly self-critical. My focus is on what is flawed, what can be improved, and the ways in which we can grow based on what did ...

Too many words are coursing beneath my skin, minnows flitting through a stream of silver blood. I have ideas to share, words to speak- ideas...

I am seven years post my undergraduate career at YU. I will be attending graduate school at Northwestern next year, pursuing a two-year Mast...

For a long time, I held a yearly birthday masquerade, a ball that celebrated both my birthday and end of year joy. I am reviving the traditi...

Tonight Rabbi Wolf gave me and some others a ride. A grey-bearded, glasses-wearing man with a large black hat and suit coat, he ushered us i...

Once upon a time there was a girl utterly entwined with God. Her skirts swirled in wind made of His breath; her heart thudded to the beat ...

Much ink has been spilled over the meaning of Chapter 38 in Genesis. It has been suggested that Judah "went down" from his broth...

The concept of leadership is very popular at the moment. It's a buzzword. Nearly every program and every school seeks to teach leaders...

I've been struggling to make sense of the Rabbi Freundel affair and thus far, have been failing. The way I process is to attempt to make...

"And why is it" asked Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, "that such a big deal is made of the Mishkan? There will never be a Mishkan again...

Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book. It's taken me nearly three years to read a book. I typically read five books...

Yet another sexual scandal involving a religious figure has hit the media. I think it's important to consider how to respond when such ...