"In the Torah scroll, the word for 'He called,' vayikra, is written with a diminutive aleph.
... aleph is a word that means 'learning.' The message of the diminutive aleph is that one can learn only when one is humble. There are some very bright people who do not learn...
"The Torah has a unique perspective on life. For an infinite G-d to create a home for finite man is not a big deal; however, for a finite man to create a home for an infinite G-d—that is a revolutionary notion. It constitutes the essential revolution of Judaism that...
Torah: Particle or Wave? As the Tablets Splintered, Judaism Was Redefined
Jacobson, Rabbi YY
"Why did Moshe have to smash the Tablets? If the Jews were undeserving of them, he could have hidden them or returned them to their maker? Why destroy this most sacred item?...
"Creation of the universe is G-d's miracle—the miracle of converting energy into matter... Creation of a structure to house the Divine in a desert is man's miracle—the miracle of converting matter into energy......
"The reason the additional parsha which earned 'Yeser' his name begins with Yisro’s proposal for a solution (rather than his recognition of the problem) is because criticism is never an addition. Anyone can criticize. Anyone can come along and say 'That is not a good idea.' 'What you are...
"A leader must empower the team. They cannot always do the work for the group; they must do it for themselves. But the leader must, at the same time, give them the absolute confidence that they can do it and succeed.""...
"Yocheved, Miriam, Shifra, Puah, Tzipporah and Batya were leaders not because of any official position they held (in the case of Batya she was a leader despite her official title as a princess of Egypt. They were leaders because they had courage and conscience. They refused to be intimidated...
"...there are specific opportunities unique to this world – namely, the ability to 'do'. Man can only change through doing; this change has implications on man’s eternal identity....
“Joseph’s life embodies the entire drama and paradox of human existence… his outer behavior never did justice to his authentic inner grace… The Midrash understands The Torah’s description of Joseph at the age of seventeen as a ‘young boy’ to indicate that he devoted much time to fixing his...
