Shelach — The Cost of Waiting — By Ben
“Your punishment will be according to the number of days that you scouted out the land, 40 days, a day for each year, a day for each year; you will […]
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Don’t Follow Your Heart? — By Ben
“Only do what your heart tells you.”— Princess Diana“Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it.”— Braveheart“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”— Confucius“Follow your passion, follow […]
Don’t Cut Corners – By Ben
Have you ever noticed the Torah has some strange notions about corners? For example let me refer to two verses from this week’s Torah portion, Kedoshim. When you reap your […]
What Chance Do We Have? — By Ben
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 […]
Shelach – Something to Cry About — By Ben
I got fired yesterday. Okay, not really fired, let go. And I’ll work until the end of next week. The parting was amicable and my boss is fair, generous and we’ll […]
Shelach: So Close But So Far — By Ben
If there’s a Torah portion to make you say, “Oy” this one is it. Aside from the Golden Calf, this is the single most tragic story in the Torah. The generation (everyone over […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 