The Free Will Choice of Passover — By Ben
Sitting on my desk are two pieces of electronic equipment. One is a Wacom Cintiq 21UX drawing tablet monitor. The other is a Nintendo Switch. Neither of them are particularly […]
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My Marriage Report Card — By Ben
Yesterday was my 10 month wedding anniversary. You might be asking yourself, why didn’t I wait two months for the annual anniversary? I could have. However, yesterday was significant because […]
Purim: Stroke of Bad Luck and Blindness — By Ben
My mother may have had a stroke, God forbid. On Monday, my parents were taking the dog for a walk and on the way home, my mother felt tired. Upon […]
The Name on the Door is Enough — By Ben
It was about a month ago that a friend I hadn’t talked to in years messaged me out of the blue. He had found an old mezuzah scroll necklace that […]
Adar – What if You Had an Extra Month? — By Ben
If you count your months via January, February, and March opposed to Tishrei, Cheshvan, and Kislev, you’ve probably noticed that Jewish holidays bounce around a bit. Some years Chanukah is […]
Cobra Kai: The Sensei vs the Rabbi — By Ben
Cobra Kai, the binge-worthy successor of the Karate Kid movies, is awesome. It picks up with Johnny Lawrence, the antagonist of the first film, 35 years later, when he decides to reopen his […]
Screenwriting, Salvation, and Splitting of the Sea — By Ben
It can be difficult to wrap our heads around the concept of salvation. Sure we’ve all had moments where we feel like we’ve dodged a bullet. We didn’t study enough […]
Is Spider-Man Jewish? — by Ben
No. Not at all. But with the new hit film Spider-Man: No Way Home shattering the barriers of the multiverse, it’s theoretically possible a Jewish Spider-Man could have joined in the fight. […]
How Christmas Made Me Shomer Shabbos — By Ben
My journey from Reform to observance was a slow and leisurely one. It was nice being able to gradually pick up mitzvahs while rejecting the more difficult ones, saying, “I’m […]
Chanukah – Why is this Light Different from all other Light? – By Ben
It is easy to disregard Chanukah. It’s the most secularized holiday. It’s not in the Torah. And its iconic miracle is so overdone, it’s a bit of a joke. However, […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 