Torah + Mitzvah = Jewish Survival – By Marc
So Ben made a good point that my last post ended without bringing up some other important points. I felt like it was running a bit long and so I […]
Tag Archives: Israel
What Chance Do We Have? — By Ben
Once again we’re at the chilling parsha, Shelach. If you’re not familiar, the Jews are literarily (and figuratively) at the finish line. After coming out of slavery, crossing the sea, and […]
Better Than “Live Long and Prosper” — By Ben
“…You can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mister Spock, both Jewish!” The memorable line from the legendary Adam Sandler ballad, The Hanukkah Song reminds us that Judaism has […]
Yom Ha’atzmaut – A Divisive Celebration — By Ben
Unfortunately, there are many things that divide the Jewish people. Food, prayer styles, politics. Pretty much the only thing we agree on is the comic genius of Mel Brooks. But […]
The Miracle Of A Tree – By Marc
I was so set on putting up Part 2 of my Shabbat post, that I did not post on Tu B’Shevat on Tu B’Shevat… My bad. Even though it was […]
The Lost iPhone of Kanfei Nesharim — By Ben
As you may know I recently spent a few months in Israel. Most of it was spent studying, but I did some sight seeing and I found some really special […]
Making True Peace is Not About Being Silent – By Barbara Heller
Sometime in mid-Av, 5777 or July of 2017, I found myself walking and sweating profusely in the streets of Tiberias (Northern Israel) and I sat down to write the following […]
When Two Lives Become One – By Marc
“We all have two lives. The second one begins when we realize we only have one.” – Rabbi Shlomo Seidenfeld Sometimes the simplest statements are the most profound… and perhaps […]
Divided We Fall… Why Israel MUST Matter To All Of Us – By Marc
Writing a post on election day makes it almost impossible to avoid politics, and yet I am going to try to dance around things as much as I can. No […]
Structure of Prayer – Rosh Hashana — By Ben
A couple of weeks ago, I started going through the nuts and bolts of the Shemoneh Esrei. I mainly focused on the opening (1-3) and closing (17-19) sets of prayers […]
