Pesach: Dayenu – Would It Really Have Been Enough? — By Ben
As Pesach approaches we find ourselves in a furious rush. Between cooking, cleaning, switching out dish ware, finishing work before the two days of Yom Tov, and collecting all chometz […]
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Passover… To Listen AND Participate AND Be Free – By Marc
During Purim, we are commanded to go HEAR the Megillah. “One is required to hear the Megillah twice during Purim, once during the night and a second time during the […]
Pesach – It’s Not Darkest Before Just the Dawn — By Ben
We have a lot of maxims in our culture that simply aren’t true. Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over, expecting different result. No volume of the […]
G-d Is In The Technology – By Marc
The expression we usually hear is “G-d is in the details,” which Wikipedia defines as “expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.” […]
Good Mourning — By Ben
In every Shemona Esrei there’s a section for refuah shlema, healing. Within that prayer, there is a place to insert the names of specific people who are sick and so […]
The Power Of Sitting – By Marc
For Shlomo…Shiva means seven. When someone passes away… and we sit shiva for a parent, sibling, child or spouse… the mourners return home or to the home of the deceased […]
Vayakhel – The Jewish Meyers Briggs Test – By Ben
As we make our way through the Mishkan parshas, the Torah may not seem as engaging as earlier chapters. But if you look closely, say at the… terumah offering or […]
The Edgy Edge Of Comedy… Funny Or Mean? – By Marc
There is sooo much going on in my brain, and I wanted to write about all of it. At some point I want to discuss the aggressive attacks on religion, […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 