Lech Lecha – A Sentence of Slavery — By Ben
Lech Lecha is particularly special to me because it was my bar mitzvah parsha. Granted I remember almost nothing save for the first line (insert sing-songy Vi-ya-heee Avraham). Sadly, upon […]
Lech Lecha is particularly special to me because it was my bar mitzvah parsha. Granted I remember almost nothing save for the first line (insert sing-songy Vi-ya-heee Avraham). Sadly, upon […]
The story of Noah opens with the following: These are the generations of Noah, Noah was a righteous man he was perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God. Bereishis […]
After a slew of high holidays (starting Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Succot, Hoshana Rabba, Shimini Azteres) the season finally ends with Simchat Torah. If you are unfamiliar with the holiday, it […]
To finish off my series on Rosh Hashana, I wanted to put front and center the seemingly ominous threat made to every Jew to bolster attendance at High Holiday services. Supposedly, […]