NBA center Meyers Leonard has played in almost 400 games since being drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2012. The average NBA career spans 3.75 years, but this beloved, […]
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 […]
Mel Brooks is one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time. And no matter what show or movie he’s involved in, you’re going to run into a Jewish joke. […]
On Seder night, as we begin the Maggid (story telling) section, the matzah is broken and lifted as the leader proclaims, “Ha Lachma onya”, this is the bread of our […]
Not more than a couple of weeks ago, I was wasting time on Facebook, when I came across something that stopped me cold. A friend had posted “Man Shot in […]
As you may or may not know, I have a side business of working with bar/bat mitzvah students to write d’var Torahs and speeches for their big day. (Cough – […]
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. […]
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 […]
Bitachon, best translated as trusting in God, is a Jewish philosophy that has changed my life. To keep focus on the attribute, I regularly return to the classical Jewish work […]
It was just before Chanukah two years ago that I proposed to my wife. I had planned to pop the question during Chanukah, but after getting the finished ring from […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 