Archives: Torah Essays
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Moshe’s Unlikely Successor
When Moshe was told definitively that he will not cross the Jordan, he asked God to appoint a successor lest the Nation be a shepherdless flock. Moshe had candidates in mind: He thought his sons were worthy candidates to replace him. But God instead designated Joshua – Moshe’s trusty student who never departed his side… Read more
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Bereishis – Cain’s Uncomfortable discovery
Man is a tree in the field. A tree exists on two planes. There are the parts that are above ground – the trunk, the branches, the leaves, the fruits. But much of the tree is subterranean. The roots are invisible. Counterintuitively, what actually determines the health of the tree is not what we can… Read more