Va’eira – Denial isn’t Just a River in Egypt
In this week’s parsha, Va’eira, there is the big showdown between Moses and Pharaoh. God sends Moses to plead with Pharaoh for the Jewish people’s freedom and every time Pharaoh […]
Let The Broken Ones Rise And Jump With Fear – By Marc
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you will learn pretty fast that Ben is the Parsha guy. He’ll give great insight and analogies into each week’s Torah portion and […]
Shemos – Five Times No
If ever there is an iconic image from the Torah recognized by the religious and the secular world alike, it would probably be Moses and the burning bush. Throughout the Torah, […]
Judaism… Building A Better Box – By Marc
Our educational system is messed up. Instead of learning for the sake of learning and growing, it seems that we are taught for grades, test scores and to get into […]
Writer’s Block And The Battle Of Prayer – By Marc
I have another blog that revolves around music (Marc’s Muse), and the goal I had set for myself with that one was to listen to an album a day for […]
A Tale of Two Messiahs
The messianic prophesy is one of the most fascinating and crucial aspects of Judaism. The belief that the world will one day be redeemed by a single individual to usher in a new […]
Keep The Lights On – By Marc
As I packed up my Menorah, Chanukah lights, Dreidels and chachkes, I had a bit of sadness overcome me. Even though most nights were spent lighting the Menorah on my […]
Chanukah, a REAL holiday. — By Ben
Chanukah is a lie. Or rather that’s what I came away with after a seminar taught at my reform Temple when I was 12. I don’t remember much, I just […]
When Idols Give Us Faith And Hope – By Marc
If you read my FB posts, you will see just how brutal a year 2016 has been, especially in the world of music. Personally, I am quite happy to see […]
Reward for Failure – Vayeishev
This week’s Torah portion, parsha Vayeishev, begins Joseph’s story. And it’s quite a story at that. There’s betrayal, seduction, a prison set piece, some dreams sequences, and (of course) mistaken identity. But the event […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 