Terumah – Separate and certainly not Equal –By Ben
This week’s parsha is one of the driest in the 5 books. It reads like a set of Ikea instructions. There’s no story and there’s not even weird Mitzvahs for you […]
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Beshalach – Leave No Doubt
In this week’s parsha we have the famous splitting of the sea. Imagine witnessing an event of that magnitude first hand. How long would that stay with you? Last […]
Va’eira – Attitude of Gratitude
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 […]
Out Of 613, It’s Always Better To Be Doing Something – By Marc
Thanks to Wikipedia for the following: “The tradition that 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי”ג מצוות: taryag mitzvot, “613 mitzvot”) is the number of mitzvot in the Torah, began in the 3rd century CE, when Rabbi Simlai mentioned it in a […]
Vayigash – So there’s something I should tell you…
With this week’s parsha we see the conclusion to the Yoseif story as not only the brothers are reunited with Yoseif but subsequently Yaakov and the rest of the family. 70 individuals come down […]
Mikeitz – Being Right vs Being Blind — By Ben
In this week’s parsha, Yoseif finds himself with all the power of the mightiest regime on the planet and the brothers who wronged him in his grasp. There is not one […]
Vayeishev – 10 Angry Men
We’re finally on the parshas concerning Yosif. Growing up, the only Bible story I really knew was from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. So when I started studying […]
Judaism As A Chinese Menu… Can We Really Pick And Choose And Make Up Our Own Combo Platter? – By Marc
I was born in New York City and grew up in Jersey, and I’m Jewish, which means at least two things… I know great pizza and great Chinese food! That’s […]
Ugh. Not High Holidays services again. — By Ben
The vast majority of Jews in America don’t attend prayer services (aka davening) very often. But there are two days that if anyone has any shred of religious connection will […]
A Crack In The Windshield, A Crack In Faith. How Do We Fight Through The Little Bad Things – By Marc
Let me preface this by saying that studying and learning makes all the difference. It feeds my soul, it nourishes me, and it is my guide as I make my […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 