In 1951, social psychologist Solomon Asch designed an experiment about peer pressure, leadership, and conformity. Asch presented groups...

The sin of the spies is, perhaps, one of the most troubling and terrible events in Jewish history, with far-reaching consequences. As a...

Parents and educators are constantly debating the best, most appropriate, and most effective ways to inspire, teach, and guide their...

A friend of mine recently started attending spin classes at an Equinox gym. To her surprise, this class featured inter-cycler...

Parshas Bichukosai is a study in contrasts. First, God promises that if we will “walk in His statues,” (VaYikra 26:3) He will shower the...

In the summer of 2009, the New York Times quoted a study by the CDC that recorded an apparent connection between ice cream sales and...

Perusing the many Mitzvos in this week’s Parsha, one can’t help but notice the enigmatic and almost contradictory nature of many of the...

e Recall a time that someone, a friend, partner, or family member, did something that hurt or bothered you. Perhaps they forgot to take...

Imagine that you are on a hike, enjoying the beautiful scenery, breathing in the fresh mountain air, basking in the golden sunlight...

After spending a large portion of last week’s Parsha, Tazria, discussing how to identify Tzoraas, this week we read about the fate of the...

This week we read about the laws of Tumah and Tahara and Tzoraas. We also add on a special Haftara, Parshas HaChodesh, one of the four...

At the beginning of this week’s Parsha, the stage is set for starting the Avodah in the Mishkan. Moshe tells Aharon and his sons to...