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 […]
Do The Right Thing vs. Do The Nice Thing… Lessons From Judaism — By Marc
I remember in High School having a girl say you were a “nice guy” was the kiss of death. I literally had girls say that they did not want to […]
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. […]
Studying Torah Is A Mitzvah – But What Does That Mean? — By Marc
Studying Torah is a Mitzvah… In fact, I believe it is THE highest mitzvah… But what does it all mean? How does one go about “studying Torah”? Is it simply […]
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 […]
From Nothing To Everything… Continuing Down The Yellow Brick Road, Looking For The Scarecrow, The Tin Man And The Lion Of Judah – by Marc
We’re off to see the Wizard… the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It’s kind of like that, in a way… though there will be no man hiding behind a curtain… At […]
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 […]
I Don’t Want To Pray Today! – Breaking Through The Maize And Onto Your Field Of Dreams – By Marc
What I love about Judaism is that you are encouraged to learn for learning’s sake. You are encouraged to discuss and debate. You are encouraged to challenge. The best Rabbis […]
“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 […]
Count Your Blessings, Count The Omer, Count On Me… You DO Learn Something New Every Day – By Marc
Plaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy Ball! Spring is here and it’s time we start counting the homers… I mean Homer… I mean… what? Omer? What’s an Omer? When I first starting going through my […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 