Two Minutes of Torah: Chayeih Sarah - Making our Peace

When people deal with a difficult event or something traumatic in their lives we on the outside often feel that there should be a timetable...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayeira - Taxi for Abraham

Last week I had the privilege of being in Israel serving as an Arzenu delegat to the thirty-seventh World Zionist Congress.  There were man...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Lech Lecha - The Children of Abraham

When we divide the world's religions we often focus on the division between the monotheistic and polytheistic religion; essentially div...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vaera - What's in a Name?

Just under 22 months ago my name changed.  I didn’t change my name from Danny or Daniel or anything like that, but suddenly I started to be...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Chayeh Sarah - What's in our control?

The popular serenity prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Neiber says, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayera - Bargaining with God

Whenever I go to the shouk , the market in Jerusalem, I always get very nervous.  My nerves come from the fact that I know that I really sh...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Lech Lecha - Be the Blessing

What do you want to be when you grow up?  This is a question that we often ask our children.  But in reality, when we ask them this questio...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Vayera - Abraham and Hurricane Sandy

This week one of the top stories around the world has been the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast of Am...

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Two Minutes of Torah: Lech Lecha - What are we afraid of?

My wife enjoys watching horror movies, and as we get closer to Halloween, it feels like there is always one on the TV for her to watch. I do...

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