Yisro -Women First, Men Later
In this weeks parsha, God reveals himself to the nation of Israel and gives Moses the 10 Commandments. In doing so, the bris (covenant) between the Jewish people and God […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
History, Anecdote Or Myth? My Struggles With Knowledge – By Marc
My favorite holiday has always been Passover… Well, my favorite Jewish holiday. I am also quite partial to the American Thanksgiving. I know one is months behind us, and the […]
Beshalach – Leave No Doubt
In this week’s parsha we have the famous splitting of the sea. Imagine witnessing an event of that magnitude first hand. How long would that stay with you? Last […]
Faith Vs. Trust… Emunah And Bitachon… How Do We Keep It All In The Face Of Adversity? – By Marc
I once heard faith defined as “believing in something when logic and reason tell you different.” But as Jews, we love logic and reason… It is part of our core… […]
Bo – It’s About Time
This week we get to the final plagues, Locust, Darkness, and the Death of the First Born. But compared to previous parshas, relatively little ground is covered. Shemos started with the Jews being […]
The Music Of Judaism… Finding The Jewish In Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie And The Secular World – By Marc
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that my posts sometimes veer into the secular. A large part of that is because that is the world I […]
Va’eira – Attitude of Gratitude
Parsha Va’eira is the Torah portion with almost all the plagues. And Moses, the staff, and the snakes, and Moses and Pharaoh coming head to head. Basically, if you’ve seen the […]
Making A Good, New Habit… Jewish Resolutions For The American New Year — By Marc
Aside from drinking champagne (Kosher champagne), making toasts, counting down as the ball drops in Times Square and trying to make it the BEST NIGHT EVER (Okay, I’ve never bought […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 