Separation vs. Unity Shalom, In this week’s Torah portion ‘Ki Tetzeh’, the following verse refers to the process of a divorce: …וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ, וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ…. …that he writeth her a …
The Riddle of The Red Heifer In this week’s Torah portion ‘Hukat‘ Moses is taught the laws of the red heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has been contaminated by contact with a dead body. The passage …
The Art of Influence Kevin Dutton, Ph.D., the author of Split-Second Persuasion: The Ancient Art and New Science of Changing Minds, tells the following story: … I once attended a New Year’s Eve party, and the seven-year-old …
HOW TO RESOLVE DIFFICULT CONFLICTS Shalom, This Shabbat we will be reading the Tora Portion בהעלותך – Be’Haalotkha. In this Torah portion we are told about the children of Israel having the manna …