Guest Columnists

Why does it differ from the Song of the Sea?

There will always be people in our lives who meander from the straight and narrow. How can we set them straight?

Why this song? Isn’t this the wrong message for the occasion?

Life, as we all know, is not a Disney movie, and home is not a Disney resort. With all of its suffering, stresses and tests, however, real life is still one colossal ride.

The Torah-reading of Ha'azinu is referred to as a song: Moses spoke... the words of this song... (Deut. 31:30).

We love to kvetch about the difficulty of planning outdoor meals when the heavens may gift us with rain or snow.

Is there a way to imagine teshuvah as something empowering and encouraging, rather than a beat-down from G‑d?

G‑d instructed Moses to ascend the mountain “in the middle of the day,” making it clear that they had no power over what would happen.