A Pain In The Neck: Egypt And The Narrow Passage To Freedom – By Marc
Passover is a little while away, and yet the lessons from enslavement and eventual Exodus are so clear and so relevant to what is going on for me right now. […]
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Only Our Souls Should Be Burning – By Marc
Notre Dame was on fire and my tears were not enough to extinguish the flames.I was surprised at how emotional I was as I watched this iconic structure go up […]
Shavuot… The Partnership Of Being Chosen AND Choosing – By Marc
On Saturday night we will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. I will admit that before my trip to Israel, I knew very little about this holiday. It is now one […]
A Plague of Darkness – Bo — By Ben
The ninth plague to ravage Egypt was חֽשֶׁךְ. Darkness. Now we tend to think of darkness as the absence of light, the way cold is the absence of heat. But if you […]
Breaking Good… Leaving Egypt And The Fear We Know – By Marc
The Hebrews/Israelites were in Egypt for 430 years before Moses lead them out. Their lives were not easy, to say the least. They were slaves… so their very existence and […]
Denial isn’t Just a River in Egypt — By Ben
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 says […]
Connection, Trust And Hindsight… Looking For Perfect Vision – By Marc
Human beings have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge… an insatiable appetite for answers and knowing and understanding. We just want TO KNOW… and ideally, know for sure. Okay, so maybe […]
Pesach: A Kid, a Kid. And All of Jewish History. – By Ben
Growing up my family certainly never did a “full” seder. But we did the essentials. Brisket, charoset, afikomen bargaining, and the Chad Gadya song. You know, the one that goes […]
Pekudei – The Relationship Perspective – By Ben
Pekudei ends the 2nd book of the Torah, Shemos (Exodus). This parsha is reminiscent of previous parshas, dealing mostly with the building of the Mishkan. And though there is plenty to […]
Va’eira – Attitude of Gratitude — By Ben
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 