Shelach — The Cost of Waiting — By Ben
“Your punishment will be according to the number of days that you scouted out the land, 40 days, a day for each year, a day for each year; you will […]
Prophecy: What is it, Who gets it, and do The Simpsons have it? — By Ben
The Simpsons has predicted the future multiple times. They predicted a Trump presidency in the year 2000. They predicted the annoying autocorrect feature we’d all struggle with back in 1994. […]
Naso – Don’t Tell me To Put on A Smile — By Ben
Parshas Naso, toxic positivity, and a lesson I learned the hard way on stage.
Bamidbar – Are We Just a Number or Do We Count? — By Ben
The fourth book of the Torah is most popularly known as the Book of Numbers. As I became observant, I started referring to it by its Hebrew name, Bamidbar. However, […]
Bechukosai – When the Torah puts a Price Tag on Life
How much is a human life worth? It is a question with no ethical or moral answer. Sure you could calculate the value of various organs on the black market. […]
Emor: When Right Feels Wrong: A Chillul Hashem in Our Eyes, a Kiddush Hashem in God’s
One morning at my Sunday school, the teacher said to us, “I’m going to leave the room and you can write whatever you want on the blackboard. Well, not anything. […]
Acharei Mos – Does Judaism believe in Satan? (Updated) — By Ben
This article was originally posted 4/26/2018 – A new ending has been added. This week’s parsha details a bizarre ritual the Jews were to perform on Yom Kippur. Basically they […]
Tazria Metzora – Niddah and the Paradox of Purity — By Ben
Unclean. Contaminated. Filth. Shameful. Corrupt. Defiled. Profane. Desecrated. These are what we think of when we hear the word impure. So when the Torah labels a woman as “impure” during […]
Shemini – Aharon’s Surviving Sons: Humility in the Face of Fire
Parsha Shimini is known for the deaths of Aharon’s oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu. With the inauguration of the Mishkan (the portable Temple also known as the Tabernacle) Aharon and […]
Pesach – Did the Oppression have to be so Bad? — By Ben
I couldn’t get a full post out this week, however I did have a thought I wanted to share. We focus so much on the story aspect of this holiday. […]
