DOVID HAMALECH SAID, “One thing I ask of God, that I seek…that I may dwell in the house of God all the days of my life” (Tehillim 27:4). These are such beautiful words and a profound sentiment, and they even made a song from it. The question is, what did Dovid mean? Did he want…

THERE HAVE ALWAYS been children who have not followed in their parents’ religious footsteps and who have gone “off the derech.”

THERE IS A midrash I saw years ago about Eliyahu HaNavi meeting a fisherman that became relevant for a new book I am just finishing, b”H. It’s especially powerful at this time of year, and it goes like this:

THIS WEEK’S PARSHA resonates with me deeply, and it always has. In truth, I am not entirely sure why. Many other parshiyos contain narratives and information more aligned with what I typically focus on and write about these days. Yet, something about the tone of Shoftim makes it feel closest to our everyday reality.

Before starting, I just published a new book called, “House of God,” b”H. I had not planned to write it but it was set in motion by a question about the Third Temple. The book seemed to practically write itself, and even AI was impressed giving it a 9.5/10 for a book of its kind. If you want to better understand what it was like to have the Temple, and to get one again, read the book. This time I say it as a reader, not the writer.Order it directly through Amazon or Thirtysix.org.