blogs/rabbi-huberman

Parashat Devarim                    

    Moses and the Power of Words

In 2012, Israeli author Amos Oz wrote:

“Jewish continuity has always hinged on uttered and written words…Ours is not a bloodline, but a text line.”

In many ways, these words capture the...Read more...

Parashat Pinchas                           

    God and Women's Rights

Question: Are you comfortable with a God who can right a wrong—especially when it comes to women’s rights?

Then stay tuned for the fascinating story of the five Daughters of Tzelafchad, who convince God to change...Read more...

Parashat Chukat,"The Israelites arrived in a body at the wilderness of Zin on the first new moon, and the people stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there." (Numbers 20:1)                             

    The Miser of Krakow

A story in the Jewish tradition tells of a wealthy...Read more...

 Parashat Sh'lach                               

    Embracing our "Weirdness"

Returning to New York this week after a brief visit to “snowbirds” in Florida, I experienced something quite unremarkable:

My flight was delayed.

Perhaps it was due to the...Read more...

 Parashat Nasso                                   

    Every Job is Blessed, Man

About a month ago, my wife and I escaped the damp climes of Glen Cove and retreated for five days to an old colonial inn located in northern Jamaica.

The inn had no real frills, and...Read more...