rabbiaustinzootOct 28, 20216 minChayei Sarah: Finding Our Humanity Through Our TribalismHumanity has expanded rapidly since the days of the Torah. In his anthropological treatise, Sapiens, Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harari...
rabbiaustinzootOct 21, 20216 minVayeira: Balancing Our Commitment With Our CompassionWhen God created humanity, things didn’t go so well the first time. Or the second time. Or even the third time. From Adam and Eve eating...
rabbiaustinzootOct 13, 20215 minParashat Lech Lecha: Following the CallingGod, as a character in the Torah, takes on many forms. In the Garden of Eden, God is described as “walking about the garden.” (Genesis...
rabbiaustinzootSep 30, 20216 minBereshit - Order from Chaos“In the beginning…” The Torah begins at the beginning of the universe, with God starting to create the world. This first portion of the...