Kelipah

G-d is good and it is the nature of G-d to be good. So why did G-d create evil? Why do we live in a world which is full of injustice and where the wicked have the upper hand? Classical Jewish philosophy answers these timeless questions by stating that bec...

As they disappear beneath the waves, we wonder whether our efforts are futile. Ten bags, twenty bags, thirty bags... It hasn't worked so far, so what's the point of continuing?

A story is related about a half cup of water, the other half of which had been consumed by a human being. One half of the cup was jealous of the other, but which half of which?

“Fundraising for bribes?” objected Rabbi Baruch. “Surely the matter can be dealt with in a more elevated way. Could you not teach our Jews the ‘echad’ of my holy grandfather?”

When a person realizes that G-d is hidden, this concealment actually ceases to exist

The mezuzah is an arrow, fixed upon the doorpost in the three dimensions of space, time and soul, pointing from the "domain of the many" to the "domain of the one"

From every incident in a person's life, one can acquire profound insight into the service of the Creator. So says the holy Baal Shem Tov. Fortified by this idea, I began my descent in the morgue elevator of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Mc...

Fallacious arguments flew away like frightened bats as we toned the walls of our hearts to prepare for an all-out war -- fairly fought, wind against wind

As early as the 15th century, Jewish people were playing cards on Chanukah and rabbis were decrying the practice.

The metaphor of a peel captures all we need to know about unholiness: its origin, its purpose, the challenges it presents, and ultimately the way to deal with it.