Counting Wrong, Desperate Uncertainty: Purim and the Golden Calf — By Ben
It’s an odd thing that the holiday of Purim is celebrated around the time we read Parshas Ki Sisa, the Torah portion that features the sin of the golden calf. […]
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Zachor – The Greatest Trick the Devil ever Pulled WASN’T Convincing the World he Didn’t Exist.
Remember what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt. That he encountered you on the way and cut off those lagging to your rear, […]
Man Plans, God Laughs: Life is a Joke – Are You in on It? — By Ben
The person who runs away from a prophecy ends up running right into it. It’s probably the most cliché plot device in all of storytelling. Oedipus Rex. Return of the […]
Parsha Bo: Rosh Hashanah is in the Seventh Month?! — By Ben
In parshas Bo, God gives the Jewish people their first official Mitzvah, God said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, [showing them the new moon:] “This renewal will signal the […]
Contradiction In Name — By Ben
Parsha Vaeira begins, “God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and said to him, ‘I am Hashem [YKVK]. I revealed [Vaeira] Myself to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov as the Almighty [El Shaddai], […]
By Man Or By G-d – By Marc
I would not want to be G-d right now. And I do not say that flippantly or facetiously. How strange and sad and awkward it must be to see what […]
The Gate of Bitachon — By Ben
I remember standing in the bus station looking out at the chaotic Saturday night at dinner crowd. With no tables sat in my section I just wanted to go home. […]
The ONE Relationship That Matters Most – By Marc
It’s between you and Him! This is a tricky post to write, but one that I think is important to delve into. While it is probably obvious to most, it […]
The Four Days After Yom Kippur
I’m davening maariv, the evening prayer, immediately following the final moments of Yom Kippur. We’ve not broken the fast, we’ve not even done havdalah, but as I’m praying, all I […]
Put Your Trust In Him – By Marc
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that there is a struggle afoot. I am certainly not the only one, and I know that there are […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 