Man Plans, God Laughs: Life is a Joke – Are You in on It?
The person who runs away from a prophecy ends up running right into it. It’s probably the most cliché plot device in all of storytelling. Oedipus Rex. Return of the […]
Category Archives: Parsha
Parsha Bo: Rosh Hashanah is in the Seventh Month?!
In parshas Bo, God gives the Jewish people their first official Mitzvah, God said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, [showing them the new moon:] “This renewal will signal the […]
Va’eira – Contradiction In Name
Parsha Va’eira begins, “God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and said to him, ‘I am Hashem [YKVK]. I revealed [Va’eira] Myself to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov as the Almighty [El Shaddai], […]
Moses, a Giant Snake, and a Bris: The Story They Don’t Tell You in Hebrew School — By Ben
The narrative of the Exodus is quite possibly the most well known Bible story after Adam and Eve in the Garden and Noah’s Ark. Whether you’re a fan of the […]
Vayechi – End of Days, Don’t Read Ahead — By Ben
Yaakov called for his sons and said, “Gather around and I will tell you what will happen to you in the end of days. Come together and listen, sons of […]
Speechless Yet Blessed: The Profound Lesson of “I am Yosef”
Vayigash begins with the sons of Yaakov about to go to war against the highest ranking official in all of Egypt, having no idea this official is their long lost […]
Behaalosecha – 7 Books of the Torah? — By Ben
For weeks now, the narrative of the Torah has slowed and the text primarily has focused on mitzvahs, duties of the Kohanim and Leviim, and copious census taking. From here […]
Acharei/Omer – The Line Between Fear and Reverence — By Ben
The Torah portion Acharei Mos, begins with reminding us of the death of Nadav and Avihu, Aharon’s two oldest sons who died in parshas Shimini. It is probably not a […]
What Thoughts and Prayers are Worth — By Ben
There is a cycle in this country. A tragedy strikes a community and after an increasingly short grieving period, both sides of the political divide make some sort of comment. […]
Refusing Greatness at the Burning Bush — By Ben
I was recently working with a Bar Mitzvah student on a speech for Shemos, when we started discussing Moses and God at the burning bush. God calls on Moses to […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 