Change of Perspective — By Ben
Balak is a fascinating Torah portion. Centering around Bilaam, the only non-Jewish prophet said to be on the level of Moses, this is the only place in all of the […]
Balak is a fascinating Torah portion. Centering around Bilaam, the only non-Jewish prophet said to be on the level of Moses, this is the only place in all of the […]
An “Open Book Test” is one where we can literally use the text-book, or online pages to help us pass an exam. On one hand, it reduces the test […]
My back hurts a lot. I’ve never felt pain this debilitating before. I had been camping in Lake Casitas and I awoke in my tent in such agony it took […]
There are times when I look at this blog as a respite… an escape from the world, where we can discuss Judaism in the purest way. But if we truly […]
The Torah tells us not to be like Korach. It doesn’t tell us not to be like the wicked prophet Bilam or Yaakov’s conniving uncle Lavan. It doesn’t even tell […]
The world seems far more divided than I can ever recall it being… Our own country is virtually split in two, and what used to be a civilized debate seems […]
Once again we’re at the chilling parsha, Shelach. If you’re not familiar, the Jews are literarily (and figuratively) at the finish line. After coming out of slavery, crossing the sea, and […]