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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 