Episodes
A New Year’s Message from the Apter Rav and The Problem with “Droppin…
Since 1908, the secular New Year has been marked by the famous “ball drop”—a moment meant to symbolize a fresh start. Yet the phrase “dropping the ball” has come to mean something very different: missed opportunities, abandon...
Asara B’Teves & Reb Nosson: The Beginning of Churban vs. the Beginnin…
Asara B’Teves marks the day Nevuchadnezar, King of Bavel, laid siege to Yerushalayim — the beginning of the Churban. But on this very same day is the yahrtzeit of Reb Nosson of Breslov (December 20, 1844), the primary talmid ...
Shimon Kippah (St. Peter) and the Jewish Idea of No Mediators | Parsh…
In this Parshas Vayigash Parsha Prevew shiur, we explore one of the most fundamental ideas in Judaism: our direct relationship with Hashem — without intermediaries, mediators, or go-betweens. The Torah opens Vayigash with the...
I Put Up a Car Menorah After Bondi—Because Jews Increase Light
In response to the Bondi Beach massacre, I chose to respond not with fear—but with light. I put up a menorah on my car (and no, I’m not Chabad) as a public declaration of Jewish pride. Not to provoke. Not to argue. But to say something simple and eternal: When darkness rises, we do not shrink. We i…