blogs/rabbi-huberman

Thanks to the Passover Seder, each of us knows the plagues inflicted upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians.

Some of us dip our fingers into the wine. Others use a knife or spoon. In our family, we dab a fork into a wine glass and tap in on a saucer, creating little droplets, or tears.

My grandfather Nissan (z'l') taught that this represented the tears of the Egyptians,...Read more...

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In case you haven't...Read more...

In Memory of Timna, the Outsider
I'd like to introduce you to a Biblical figure who you've likely never heard of.
Her name is Timna.
She is not Jewish.
Yet her life story as depicted in the Torah, serves to teach us some important lessons about what Judaism should not be.
In this week's Torah portion, Timna is mentioned only briefly. She is described...Read more...

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I have a friend, a colleague of Orthodox background, who has a...Read more...

It is a sad fact that often some of the most heinous crimes committed around the world are perpetrated by those with references to God on their lips.

Often, the last words uttered by an Islamic terrorist before claiming the lives of innocents are "God is great."

It is not unheard of for Christian...Read more...