Vayikra – Sacrifices Shmacrifices — By Ben
This week’s Torah portion starts the book of Vayikra, aka Leviticus. It’s one of the less exciting parts of the Torah, in that it mostly deals with the instructions and […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Learning To Practice – By Marc
Well that seems counterintuitive… Shouldn’t we practice to learn? How often do parents BUG their kids to practice the piano… or to get ready for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah? I remember […]
Today’s 200th Post… Brought To You By The Letter Reish – By Marc And Ben
Marc: I’m a bit embarrassed that Ben found this photo of me… but what can you do? Another milestone for the boys! Today marks the 200th post of Six Degrees […]
Joel Osteen Made Me a More Spiritual and Religious Jew — By The Anonymous Blogger
Evangelical minister Joel Osteen made me understand why becoming a more spiritual Orthodox Jew was important in my life. Growing up in California to parents of the Orthodox Jewish faith […]
We Are COMMANDED To Hear – By Marc
For the record, I have yet to enjoy any prune Hamantaschen… Apricot and cherry, yes. Prune… not yet. Just needed to put that out there. The first prayer before reading […]
Purim – The Biggest Upset — By Ben
The Atlanta Falcons, Hillary Clinton, and La La Land walk into a bar. The Atlanta Falcons say, “I can’t believe it, 3rd quarter, we were up by 3 touch downs. […]
Purim… Time To Make Some Noise!!! – By Marc
For my daughter, Julianna. I see the beauty, power and fight of Esther within you. When I was a kid I knew about Hamantaschen (Yes, I seem to write every […]
Purim – The Anti Semitism of Shushan — By Ben
The story of Purim has drama, suspense, nudity, plot twists, and drinking. So much drinking. But despite all that craziness and tomfoolery it’s actually a troubling story of how a society […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 