David Helfand is a fourth year rabbinical student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies where he is also pursuing a masters degree in Jewish Education. David serves as the rabbinic intern at ...

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As Moses descends the mountain, aware that the Jews have made the golden calf, Joshua awaits him. Hearing noise coming from the camp, Joshua tells Moses that he hears the voice of war. In the words of ...

I’m not a great fan of idolatry of any sorts: be them movie stars, Wall Street, cell phones, edifices such as churches, temples and mosques; the city of Jerusalem, political leaders, representations ...

This week we find the very famous Psukim of “Veshamru Bnei Yisrael” that we say every Shabbos. Interestingly, when we look inside the Torah, we find that these Psukim, are actually repeating an even ...

The year I turned 7, I read my first “chapter book,” Beverly Cleary’s “The Mouse and the Motorcycle.” I couldn’t have been prouder of the big sticker I got on my library card. At the time, the source ...

For me, the beauty of Jewish scholarly tradition is its emphasis on constantly examining and re-examining our texts and commentaries to be sure that we haven’t “missed something.” Of the Torah, we are ...

Parshat Ki Tisa: Sinning as a Nation In this conversation with R. Dr. Shlomo Brody, we discuss the epic mistake of the Golden Calf and Moshe’s handling of the situation.

The thirteen attributes which are used to describe God, parallel attributes of God found previously in the Torah. The difference between these two descriptions of God is clear. At Sinai, God reveals ...

In this week’s parsha, the Jewish people commit the worst sin possible – worshiping a false god – right after God gives them the Torah on Mt. Sinai. In this video, Rabbi Fohrman asks us about a ...