My last post was filled with doubt… and questions… and concerns. I was frustrated and confused and feeling lost. And yet I love my last post… and here is why. First off, […]
In this weeks parsha, God reveals himself to the nation of Israel and gives Moses the 10 Commandments. In doing so, the bris (covenant) between the Jewish people and God […]
My favorite holiday has always been Passover… Well, my favorite Jewish holiday. I am also quite partial to the American Thanksgiving. I know one is months behind us, and the […]
In this week’s parsha we have the famous splitting of the sea. Imagine witnessing an event of that magnitude first hand. How long would that stay with you? Last […]
I once heard faith defined as “believing in something when logic and reason tell you different.” But as Jews, we love logic and reason… It is part of our core… […]
This week we get to the final plagues, Locust, Darkness, and the Death of the First Born. But compared to previous parshas, relatively little ground is covered. Shemos started with the Jews being […]
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that my posts sometimes veer into the secular. A large part of that is because that is the world I […]
Parsha Va’eira is the Torah portion with almost all the plagues. And Moses, the staff, and the snakes, and Moses and Pharaoh coming head to head. Basically, if you’ve seen the […]
Aside from drinking champagne (Kosher champagne), making toasts, counting down as the ball drops in Times Square and trying to make it the BEST NIGHT EVER (Okay, I’ve never bought […]
The desire to assimilate is probably the most difficult temptation any Jew faces living in America today. On one hand, we want to be a part of the culture […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 