On Shavuot, we celebrate the giving of the Torah. It is the day when those called “Israel,” i.e., those who are directed “straight to God” (i.e. “Israel” comes from the words “Yashar Kel” [“straight to God”]), were given the Torah—the…
The world is full of suffering and we cannot justify murder, theft or any kind of affliction of pain on innocent people, especially children. However, when we start feeling that suffering in our corporeal lives can lead us to some…