A Light In the Dark – Chanukah and Yoseph — By Ben
A Sefer Torah can be written in Greek and it is considered kosher. Kinda odd given that if a Torah isn’t perfectly scribed on parchment with intricate details maintained from […]
A Sefer Torah can be written in Greek and it is considered kosher. Kinda odd given that if a Torah isn’t perfectly scribed on parchment with intricate details maintained from […]
Why isn’t the world perfect?I mean this seems like a logical question, especially if you believe that G-d is perfect. Clearly Hashem has infinite power and can do anything, so […]
It always amuses me when parsha Vayishlach falls around (or in this case, on) the week of Thanksgiving. With Yaakov returning home to see his brother… the brother he stole […]
Whether it is Breaking Bad’s Walter White, Harvey Keitel’s character in Reservoir Dogs, or the Casino Royale Bond villain, there’s something about naming a bad guy Mr. White. You might think […]
I write this out of my house, but hoping to get back in this afternoon… Though new flare ups have just erupted in the Lake Sherwood area of Westlake. No, […]
When I lived in Manhattan I had this job at a restaurant near the Natural History Museum. The management was abusive, the tips were abysmal, the brunch shift was a […]
Last week’s Parsha Chaya Sarah, the first after the horrific events in Pittsburgh, opens with the funeral of Sarah. A funeral! While I know there are no coincidences, it still […]
There’s a line in Koheles (Ecclesiastes 7:2) that basically says, If there’s a choice between going to a wedding and a funeral. Go to the funeral. The reason being that nothing connects […]