Masei – 42 – Douglas Adams was on to Something — By Ben
Fans of the hilarious and farcical sci-fi series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are well aware of the significance of the number 42. If you’re not familiar with the books, […]
Category Archives: Movies
Lady Bird and My Struggles with Identity — By Ben
Note: Spoilers ahead. “Do I look like I’m from Sacramento?” Lady Bird asks her mother in the opening line of the film. “You are from Sacramento,” she replies. Right from the […]
Unlikely Success and The Disaster Artist – Vayigash — By Ben
You may or may not be aware of the bizarre 2003 cult classic film, The Room. (Not to be confused with Room, the 2015 Oscar nominated masterpiece). The Room was a passion project of […]
How Batman Helped Me Understand the Parsha (Toldos) — By Ben
In parshas Toldos Yitzchok and Rivka desperately want a child. I don’t know what it is about our fore-parents, but Hashem really gives them a hard time about having kids. […]
Trauma, Yom Hashoah, and The Zookeeper’s Wife — By Ben
As we observed Yom Hashoah this past week, we had a special opportunity to look back at what we have lost, who we have lost, and how we as the […]
For Who Could Ever Learn to Love a Beast? — By Ben
Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney’s most beloved and important films. It was the first animated movie to be nominated for best picture, it ushered in a modern […]
Pulp Fiction and the Parsha — By Ben
I know what you’re thinking. I’m going to go into Jules’s use of Ezekiel 25:17 as a speech before he “takes care of” his clients. Maybe go into how he dissects it […]
