Shemos – Identity Crisis — By Ben
The desire to assimilate is probably the most difficult temptation any Jew faces living in America today. On one hand, we want to be a part of the culture […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
I Got Your Six… The Six Constant Mitzvot And Jewish Meditation – By Marc
I almost feel like my life can be measured BMIT and AMIT… Before My Israel Trip and After… The changes have been dramatic… in the way I understand and pursue Judaism… […]
Vayechi – Sorry Not Sorry –By Ben
In this week’s Torah portion, Yaakov dies, finally ending the Yoseif story as well as Bereishis, the first book of the Torah. It is a tender parsha, full of blessings, […]
Out Of 613, It’s Always Better To Be Doing Something – By Marc
Thanks to Wikipedia for the following: “The tradition that 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי”ג מצוות: taryag mitzvot, “613 mitzvot”) is the number of mitzvot in the Torah, began in the 3rd century CE, when Rabbi Simlai mentioned it in a […]
Vayigash – So there’s something I should tell you… — By Ben
With this week’s parsha we see the conclusion to the Yoseif story as not only the brothers are reunited with Yoseif but subsequently Yaakov and the rest of the family. 70 individuals come down […]
Who Chose Who… The Joys, Burden And Responsibilities Of Being The Chosen People — By Marc
When studying the Tanya we learn that there are two souls… and to put it nicely, it is the Natural Soul and the Jewish Soul. We all have Natural Souls… […]
Mikeitz – Being Right vs Being Blind — By Ben
In this week’s parsha, Yoseif finds himself with all the power of the mightiest regime on the planet and the brothers who wronged him in his grasp. There is not one […]
Lights, Camera, Chanukah – By Marc
There really are no coincidences… It’s amazing how things just seem to connect and support each other at the same time. But then again, that is Hashem… and when we […]
Vayeishev – 10 Angry Men– By Ben
We’re finally on the parshas concerning Yosif. Growing up, the only Bible story I really knew was from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. So when I started studying […]
Happy Chanukah… Let All Our Lights Shine Bright And Illuminate Our Every Day Miracles – By Marc
So many things to ponder… so many miracles to observe and embrace. It seems only fitting to write about that, as Chanukah starts on Sunday night. First, this is our […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 