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Michal: Rebuke Is Not Necessarily Negative
When looking further into the “tragic” story of Michal, as is the term often used when describing her story, it was clear that her strength has been misconstrued as weakness…
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Understanding the Mitzvah to Love Hashem
The mitzvah to love Hashem is the fourth of the six constant mitzvot—commandments that are always binding, regardless of time or circumstance…
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Toldot: Praying with the Fervor of a Pitchfork
The beginning of the parsha depicts the powerful scene of Yitzchak and Rivka praying together for a child…
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Explaining Motherhood and Nurture Through Avraham’s Chesed
How do we, as women, emulate his Chesed in our lives?..
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Shatnez: The Balance between Chesed and Gevurah
Shatnez is the Torah prohibition of wearing garments made of a combination of sheep’s wool and flax linen…
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The Defilement of Speech: The Spiritual Dangers of Crude Language
Nivul peh literally translates to “a disgusting mouth” and refers not only to crude, profane language…
