Rabbi Haim Shaul

There are several pairings of emotional states that are often confused for one another and if misidentified can lead to conflicting emotions. For example, guilt, which reflects a sense of…

Moshe, in his final days, beseeches the nation, “See I set before you today a blessing and a reproof” This opening sentence of our Parashah can also be read,”See the…

Over the last three millennia, the Ten Commandments have been embraced by civilized society as the bedrock of a just and functioning society. We read this week about Moshe’s retelling…

Words Matter! “A person shall not violate his word, but fulfill everything that emerges from his mouth.” Our Torah puts great emphasis on words and how we express ourselves, as…

Even smart people say stupid things YouTube Founder Steve Chen: “(I am worried that) there’s just not that many videos people want to watch.” (February 2005) Later selling YouTube for $1.65B…

“The rabble-rousers amongst the nation worked themselves into a frenzy and cried ‘who will give us meat to eat!’” One of the very few times Moshe totally lost it and…

Every library catalogs its books according to the subject matter, history, philosophy, law, self-help, and so on. In which section would you think the Torah should be placed? That’s not…

As a preparation for receiving the Torah , we are counting the Omer every day for the 49 days leading up to Shavuot. When we think of the wondrous miracles…

“Life and death are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs We read this week about physical manifestation of a spiritual malaise, the primary cause of which is due to…

The very first all night educational seminar took place on the night of the Exodus from Egypt. Mothers and fathers  joined the ranks of teachers and Rabbis investing  in their child’s education.…