Oral Tradition Part II. Uhhh… Telephone? — By Ben
Kosher piggy backing off my recent post, I established necessity for the Oral Tradition. But a major problem presents itself. How can hundreds of years of orally communicated material not […]
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Fearing God? That’s A Christian Thing. Right?
I remember when I first started studying Torah more seriously, I showed my father the book Mesillas Yesharim (mentioned in my last post). The minute he read that a Jew […]
What does it take to REALLY learn something? — By Ben
Once again my co-writer on this blog, Marc brought up a topic that I’d like to talk a little about. In his post on Studying Torah he writes, “To study something […]
Oral Torah? Isn’t that just Commentary? — By Ben
My partner in crime, Marc wrote a post on Tuesday in which he used the term Oral Torah. That term is one of the most misunderstood concepts outside the observant world. […]
Unity. The most powerful force in the world. And the most destructive. — By Ben
Both the flood of Noah and the tower of Babel appear in the same Torah portion. You’re probably familiar with the flood, but if you’re not familiar with the tower […]
No War ≠ Peace – By Ben
The Hebrew word shalom, שָׁלוֹם, has a few meanings. It can mean hello, goodbye, it’s a popular boy’s name, and it’s even one of the names of G-d. But the […]
“Just as it is a Mitzvah… so too is it to not say something that won’t be heard.” – By Ben
I’ll address the quote from the title in a second. First I’d like mention a story from a few years ago. When I was living in Burbank walking around the […]
God and the Legend of Zelda – By Ben
If you’ve never played or heard of The Legend of Zelda, you’re probably over 40 and your kids don’t own a Nintendo system. But a quick catch up, the Legend […]
What is Freedom (from a Jewish perspective) ? – By Ben
When you ask any patriotic American what the defining quality of their country is, the answer will no doubt be… Freedom. From freedom of speech to freedom fries, any school […]
A Jewish Calendar – By Ben
5775, 2015, A.D. B.C.E. Solar calendar, Lunar calendar. Leap year? For someone curious about their Jewish roots, the idea of adding a new calendar’s time frame may seem frivolous. What […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 