Wise Fridays: Guideline for Disputes

“Two camels meet on the steep ascent to Beit-Horon; if they both ascend simultaneously both will tumble down into the ...

Wise Fridays: Judith’s Prayer

“Look upon their pride; send Your anger upon their heads, give into my widow’s hand the strength that I plot. ...

Wise Fridays: Do Not Be At Peace

“When the community is in trouble, a person should not say, “I will go to my house and I will ...

Wise Fridays: Professional Development

Rabbi Judah says: Whoever does not teach his son a trade or profession teaches him to be a thief. –Babylonian ...

Wise Fridays: The Central Paradigm

The central paradigm of Jewish religion is redemption. According to the Bible, the human being is created in the image ...

Wise Fridays: National Responsibility

“Happy is the country and happy the nation that can give an account of what it has taken from others, ...

Wise Fridays: A Song of Sorrow

“Three ways are open to a man who is in sorrow. He who stands on a normal rung weeps, he ...

Wise Fridays: Families of Jerusalem

“Beautiful are the families of Jerusalem: A mother from a Russian curse and a father from a Spanish curse, A ...

Wise Friday: Enduring Arguments

“Every dispute that is for a heavenly cause will ultimately endure.”—Pirkei Avot, 5:17“The greatest danger is to believe that your ...

Wise Fridays: Despite the Faults

Just as we love ourselves despite the faults we know we have, so should we love our neighbors despite the ...