Shavuot 5775 In 1851, Queen Victoria hosted an international exhibition to celebrate the contributions of over 40 nations. The emphasis was on natural resources— India showed the magnificent Koh-i-Noor diamond—and

Bemidbar-Shavuot 5775: True Colours “A personality is a product of cultivation. The true self is what you have built from your nature, not just what your nature started out with.”

Behar-Behukotai 5775: Law of the Land “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” — Henry David Thoreau Before a Torah was ever mentioned, G-d established a

Emor 5775: The Seasons of Our Lives “Time is on my side, yes it is.”  — Mick Jagger Among the many commandments relating to kohanim and offerings in this parasha,

  Ahare Mot-Kedoshim 5775: In the Driver’s Seat  “…you will find—invisible, unrecorded, and unrecordable—both beauty and love. And where do they come from? From the same place as the soul,

Pesah: G-d’s Symphony אם נא מצאתי חן בעיניך הודעני נא את דרכך ואדעך למען אמצא חן בעיניך שמות לג:יג “If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so

Tazria-Metsora/Yom HaAtsmaut 5775: Surface Tension “Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of

Shemini 5775: Out of Bounds It is said that love should know no bounds. We are taught that it should be all embracing, indiscriminate and unconditional. These points may indeed

Pesah 5775: Eternal Moments “But life is short, and things do matter, often more than the human heart can bear. This is an elemental truth that neither temporarily victorious nihilism,