Rabbi Guzik - Table for Five

While the Jewish people make up 0.2% of the global population, within that percentage is a diverse, multiheritage, varied group. The jokes about Jewish disagreements abound: Two Jews, three opinions. Another famous one: There is one Jew on an island...

One of the most common theological questions with which we wrestle: who is in control? God? Mankind? This particular pasuk in the parsha seems to convey it is both.  Rashi explains that the word “eto” (with him) is used to...

The Torah reminds us that jealousy is innate. Like Jacob and Esau sharing their mother’s womb, we all share the limited resources this world provides. While it may be natural to covet, Jewish tradition provides guidance as to how to...

The Torah provides a question to be answered by each generation: How does one survive? One might assume we survive merely through earth’s bounty. That food, water and shelter are enough to exist on this planet. And while these basics...

Would our lives be easier or harder if we knew exactly which direction God wanted us to journey? To dwell in a world in which free will was limited and God was all-controlling. While the anxiety of decision-making would be...

Caleb is usually lauded as one of the spies who does not share a false report about who inhabits the land. And while this is praiseworthy, one has to wonder about his approach in trying to tame the crowd. B’nai...

Light is essential to Jewish living. We proclaim that we are a light unto the nations. We often remark that God’s light fills the soul of each human being. But a question remains: for whom are we providing the light?...

For the first time, I am viewing God as a parent with unhealthy boundaries. From the moment a child is born, a parent navigates how to remain close to their offspring while teaching them how to explore the world. I...

Many of us use the words guilt and shame interchangeably. They are actually very different concepts. Guilt is the emotion we feel when we perceive we have done something wrong. When we treat someone improperly. Guilt is something we put...