Revisiting The Giving Tree
Most people remember “The Giving Tree” as a sweet story about love and generosity. But read it carefully, and it teaches the wrong lesson about hakarat hatov.
Ben Yeshiva: Pathway of Aliyah
“. . . talmidim today have a far more difficult time in this area than bachurim of previous generations.”
Kotzk: The Rebbe, The Message, The Legacy
The Kotzker was cognizant of the fact that his approach was certainly more extreme than others . . . .”The middle of the road,” the Rebbe would say, “is for horses.”
Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era
Halachic Judaism, Rabbi Student suggests, may well have been brought into its democratic age thanks to the internet’s ubiquity . . .