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Gimme Some Torah.
Rabbi Eli Garfinkel takes the day’s text — a verse, a midrash, a line of Talmud — and works out what it is actually arguing about. Short, most days of the week.
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Is AI Created in the Image of God?
From a Jewish point of view, the one thing that differentiates human beings from other life forms is that we were created בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹקִים (b’tzelem Elo-him), which…
October 7th and the First Murder
On this third anniversary of October 7th, it is appropriate to look to the weekly Torah portion for succor or at least some wisdom. This week’s sedra contains not only…
Why Do They Hate Us?
Shanah tovah and g’mar ḥatimah tovah. May we all be inscribed and sealed for a happy and healthy life. One night, a guy named Shmuel notices his friend Avrum underneath…
Transactions
A fleeing Taliban terrorist, desperate for water, was lost in a desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried towards ‘the…
Burnout
Three young boys, David, Michael, and Moishe were walking on the sidewalk arguing over whose Daddy was suffering from the worst burnout.
Those Who Can Teach
Moses tells the nation that he is now 120 years old and can no longer be active as their leader. (The literal translation is “I cannot go and come.”) Rashi gives us the…
Every piece 32
- 32Immortality Is a Stupid Goal
- 31Is AI Created in the Image of God?
- 30October 7th and the First Murder
- 29Why Do They Hate Us?
- 28Transactions
- 27Burnout
- 26Those Who Can Teach
- 25The Creation of Repentance
- 24Searching for Books
- 23What Does the Sound of the Shofar Mean?
- 22Make It Louder!
- 21The Donkey and Its Owner
- 20Murder Clothes
- 19Don't Be Asinine
- 18Justice and Mercy
- 17A Murder Without Two Witnesses
- 16The Jews Choose Hebrew
- 15Personnel Is More Than Policy
- 14Don't Be Naive
- 13The Parable of the Fur Coat
- 12The Location of Jewish Life
- 11Regret Is Easy, Repentance is Hard
- 10Blessings and Curses Can Mix
- 09A Blessed People
- 08The Cantorial Candidate
- 07Underestimating Arrogance
- 06Thirteen Reasons to Eat Breakfast
- 05A Letter to Mayor Mamdani
- 04The Third Temple Is a Metaphor
- 03A Jewish Child in a Roman Prison
- 02The Wisdom That Was Lost
- 01Three Jewish Anniversaries
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