120 Year Lifespan- I was curious about the blessing we give people to live till 120 years. What is the origin of the expression? Is that just a nice, very high number, or is that considered the upper limit? I wouldn’t think so… More »
As Great as Moses- All my friends seem to be talented and smart. I'm just kind of average. I try really hard, but can't seem to ever reach a level of excellence. It's getting me worried about my future. What should I do? More »
Gaps in Lives of Forefathers; Torah’s Purpose- I noticed that there are a lot of gaps in the lives of our forefathers. For example, we hear almost nothing about Abraham until he was 75 (Genesis 12:4). Jacob was also quite advanced when he escaped to Haran to… More »
Great Teshuva- My friend and I are having a disagreement about degrees of righteousness in God's eyes. Who is greater: One who is virtuous by inclination, or one who is virtuous by choice - i.e. one who must struggle with his passions… More »
Moses' Horns- I am taking an art appreciation class and we recently studied Michelangelo's statue of Moses, which is adorned with horns. This has anti-Semitic overtones and I am wondering where this idea got started? More »
Moses’s Cushite Wife- Who was the Ethiopian (Cushite) wife that Moses took (Numbers 12:1)? Is she the same wife as Jethro’s daughter Zipporah whom Moses earlier married (Exodus 2:21), and later came back to him in the desert (Exodus 18)? Also, why were… More »
Moses: No Entry into Israel- Deuteronomy 3:23 speaks about Moses imploring, begging and pleading with God to allow him to enter the Land of Israel. But God says “no.” Why can't Moses go with the people into the Land of Israel? More »
Moses’s Transcendent Grave- I noticed something very strange about the story of Moses’s burial. The Torah states that Moses ascended Mount Nebo to be able to see the Land of Israel and there he died (Deut. 34:1-6). Now Nebo is in Reuben’s territory… More »
Who Wrote the Torah?- How did we get the Torah? Who wrote it down? If it was Moses, how could he write about his own death at the end of Deuteronomy? More »
To The Protesters in America Calling for an Intifada
