Elliot Resnick, PhD, is the host of “The Elliot Resnick Show” and the editor of an upcoming work on etymological explanations in Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s commentary on Chumash
The prohibition against the homosexual act is clearly stated in the Torah. While that does not mandate ostracizing anyone, allowing an LGBT club is tantamount to approval of a way of life that is forbidden. Opinion..
The kohen’s avnet represents the life we should all live.
Thinking and acting must always go together.
The Torah quickly disabuses us of a popular notion.
Don’t smother the unique characteristics with which Hashem blessed you.
Matzah reminds us that we left Egypt thanks to G-d’s grace alone.
G-d wants us to accomplish, not just exist.
Pity comes naturally; sympathy doesn't.
Equality before G-d is supposed to govern human society.
Esav sought to escape Yaakov's influence.
G-d is our father… and our lawgiver.
Even if she could fool Yitzchak, there's no fooling G-d.
If he did, what happened to her?
Avraham rushed to serve pagan guests.
Avraham’s spirit elevated Hagar into an entirely different person.
A functioning society is impossible without objective language.
Imparting pure philosophical truth isn’t the Torah’s primary aim.
We all have a role to play in the divine plan.
Denying religious truth is often convenient.
One category of sin isn’t “better” than another.
The fate of a nation rests on its mothers.
Our actions – not “black arts” – determine our future.
Truth, not feelings, must govern our actions.
Supporting a family is no excuse for violating the Torah’s commands.
Truth isn’t equivocal, and we dare not present it as such.
Just verdicts are primarily the product of character, not IQ.
Our body must ultimately succumb to nature; not so our soul.
Hashem wants us to defend His honor.
Bilaam couldn’t harm us, but our own misbehavior did.
Moshe hoped Korach’s men would reconsider if given time to reflect.
The physical world may affect our spiritual nature more than we realize.
Our ancestors didn’t know their arrival and departure dates.
Why are the Hebrew words for education and strangulation connected?
In Jewish law, a maidservant isn’t a lowly slave.
Hashem promised us three periods of exile – each one better than the next.
The existing parties won’t save Israel. The country needs roaring lions, and it needs to find them. Here's how. Op-ed.
On Sukkot, both nature and man recede into the background.
The Torah doesn’t demand the impossible.
Torah truth must permeate a person’s mundane life.
Private property comes with responsibilities – to others.
