The FREEDOM Of Religion – By Marc
“The FREEDOM Of Religion” Tomorrow is the Fourth of July… Independence Day… the celebration of the noble experiment that is American democracy. We live in a country that offers amazing […]
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Ki Sisa – 13 Attributes Of Mercy — By Ben
If you’re reading this on the day it was published, you are in the midst of one of the many fast days in the Jewish calendar. This one being the […]
The Silence On Silence And The Status Quo – By Marc
I am so disheartened lately. Whenever I speak up on politics or the status of things going on in the world, I am too often met with venom… and often […]
Rosh Chodesh and New Beginnings — By Ben
Parshas Bo has a ton going on. It finishes up the plagues (most notably the death of the first born), the Jews are given their freedom finally becoming a nation, and […]
The Dinner Party — By Ben
Recently I was at a friend’s house for Shabbos dinner. And even though it was a Shabbos dinner, the crowd wasn’t particularly observant. Some guests drove there. One person checked their phone. And […]
Part 3: Prayer, Meditation And Manifestation… It’s All So Jewish – By Marc
I remember early on in my time in LA going to Rabbi Steven Leder’s house. The door opened to a hall of a modern art… Leonard Cohen on the stereo […]
Tishah B’Av, The worst bad day. — By Ben
Shakespearian actors and Jews have few things in common. 1) Both groups feel at home in New York. 2) Both groups pour over their source material, analyzing every letter, as if […]
If I’m supposed to rest on Shabbat, why can’t I drive? — By Ben
The question in the title was the contradiction that proved to me, for much of my life, that observant Judaism was backwards. If Shabbat is about rest, why can’t I rest the way I […]
“Just as it is a Mitzvah… so too is it to not say something that won’t be heard.” – By Ben
I’ll address the quote from the title in a second. First I’d like mention a story from a few years ago. When I was living in Burbank walking around the […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 