Torah Commentary

A Torah teaching for the Western environmentalist.

Even if we are unable to fully fix what's broken, we can begin to make a difference by stepping forward.

A Torah teaching for the Western environmentalist.

Judaism can provide spiritual sustenance to those who need it, to those who seek it.

We must use our gifts of wealth, education, and influence to improve conditions for the poor and powerless.

Incarceration can be a tool of fear--not a place of rehabilitation.

The thoughts of a shepherd may be sublime, but they cannot take him away from the task at hand.

It takes a dream to save the Jewish people.

Jacob views material possessions as essential and indispensable.

Jacob is surprised to learn that even with estranged family members, reconciliation is possible.