The Mystery of the Wrapped Pei — By Devorah
The first goal I remember from childhood was my resolve to speak, read, and write every language on earth, so that I would never come across a symbol that I […]
The FREEDOM Of Religion – By Marc
“The FREEDOM Of Religion” Tomorrow is the Fourth of July… Independence Day… the celebration of the noble experiment that is American democracy. We live in a country that offers amazing […]
Change of Perspective — By Ben
Balak is a fascinating Torah portion. Centering around Bilaam, the only non-Jewish prophet said to be on the level of Moses, this is the only place in all of the […]
The “Open Book” Test And How To Best Take It – By Marc
An “Open Book Test” is one where we can literally use the text-book, or online pages to help us pass an exam. On one hand, it reduces the test […]
Urgent Care and Delayed Rebuke — By Ben
My back hurts a lot. I’ve never felt pain this debilitating before. I had been camping in Lake Casitas and I awoke in my tent in such agony it took […]
Compassion And Kindness… It’s All In The Torah – By Marc
There are times when I look at this blog as a respite… an escape from the world, where we can discuss Judaism in the purest way. But if we truly […]
Korach Took — By Ben
The Torah tells us not to be like Korach. It doesn’t tell us not to be like the wicked prophet Bilam or Yaakov’s conniving uncle Lavan. It doesn’t even tell […]
When The World Is Not Enough… Trying To Understand Suicide – By Marc
The world seems far more divided than I can ever recall it being… Our own country is virtually split in two, and what used to be a civilized debate seems […]
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 […]
Connection from Conformity? — By Ben
I’ve now been praying exclusively with a minyan for almost a year. The concretized service, ideally, is conducted with a quorum of 10 men and is done three times a […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 