On the subject of parenting, every generation claims expertise. New parents often believe that their parental decisions are unprecedented in the history of our world. Parents of recent vintage also think they need to justify to their children, every disciplinary action they take or every decision they make. I agree that many times it is...

Thoughts About the Portion: Shelakh John Amaeche was a professional basketball player. He play a number of years in the NBA (for the uninitiated: The NBA is the premiere basketball league in the US). In 2007, he was one of the few professional athletes to admit that he was gay. Since his career ended, he

B’Midbar and Self Defense In the course of their desert wanderings, the Israelites learned how becoming a nation meant far more than Sabbath, festivals and ritual. Even for a new nation directed by God, Israel had to live among hostile neighbors. Those neighbors would not be impressed with Israel’s piety, personal code of...