Going Up? The Levels Of Life And The Ladder – By Marc
“We all have two lives. The second one begins when we realize we only have one.” (Rabbi Shlomo Seidenfeld) As we approach the end of the secular year and the […]
Pulp Fiction and Vayishlach
I know what you’re thinking. I’m going to go into Jules’s use of Ezekiel 25:17 as a speech before he “takes care of” his clients. Maybe go into how he dissects it […]
Hard but Good: Chronic Pain’s Journey into Motherhood — By Ilana Tatarsky
“You think you have no energy now? Just wait…” I am nine months pregnant with my first child and am scratching my head as to why this well-meaning person thinks […]
Vayeitzei – 12 Rocks and 70 Faces — By Ben
“There are 70 faces to the Torah” -Midrash As the Midrash is pointing out, there’s no one way to read the Torah. There’s gematria, Aggadata, the four levels of understanding, Rashi’s […]
Changing The Space/Time Continuum – By Marc
Stress… Anxiety… It is an all-consuming misadventure. How hard is it to think of anything else when stress reigns supreme? We wake up anxious, spend our day in the same […]
Toldos – Not the Way it was Suppoed to Be –By Ben
In this week’s parsha, we have the infamous deception of Yitzchak by Yaakov for the coveted brucha. It’s a particularly troubling passage as it paints (without proper interpretation) our forefather in […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly… Having Faith And Being Grateful For EVERYTHING – By Marc
A continuing theme on living, expressing and understanding gratitude. Back in the day, when I was a more acting actor, I remember a lesson someone shared… “Never read your own […]
Chayei Sarah – When a Father Can No Longer Give — By Ben
In Chayei Sarah, Avraham makes his last appearance in the Torah. After all he has done; brining monotheism back into the world, fighting a war, being the father of two […]
Todah Rabah – By Marc
The idea of expressing gratitude should be in the lexicon of every human being. It is a humbling and powerful approach to living. This notion is certainly not owned by […]
Vayeira – The Doomed Nation of Sodom — By Ben
Noah’s flood and Sodom and Gamorrah are two of the most chilling examples of God’s judgement in all of Torah. I’ve often talked about how Noah reacts to the coming of […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 