Cain and Abel: Hearing the Voices in Our Heads
Why did God accept Abel’s offering but not Cain’s? Was divine rejection the cause of violence, or did it reveal something already stirring within Cain’s heart? Drawing from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Midrash, Rabbi Fishman examines the inner struggle between guilt and anger, humility and ego.
Abraham: The Introduction of a Hero
What did Abraham do to receive this calling? And why does the Torah omit the reason? Drawing from Maimonides and the Midrash, Rabbi Fishman traces Abraham’s emergence as a spiritual revolutionary.
Why Is It So Hard to Let Go?
Through the tragic story of Amnon, Tamar, and Avshalom in 2 Samuel, Rabbi Fishman explores the spiritual cost of silence, the danger of buried resentment, and the difference between forgetting and truly forgiving.
