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 […]
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Terumah – Separate and certainly not Equal
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 […]
Mishpatim – Han Solo shot first and what the Torah says about it. — By Ben
George Lucas has rereleased the original Star Wars trilogy several times over the years. And in 1997 he started to make changes, most infamous of which is known as Greedo Shoots […]
History, Anecdote Or Myth? My Struggles With Knowledge – By Marc
My favorite holiday has always been Passover… Well, my favorite Jewish holiday. I am also quite partial to the American Thanksgiving. I know one is months behind us, and the […]
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 […]
Bo – It’s About Time
This week we get to the final plagues, Locust, Darkness, and the Death of the First Born. But compared to previous parshas, relatively little ground is covered. Shemos started with the Jews being […]
Shemos – Identity Crisis
The desire to assimilate is probably the most difficult temptation any Jew faces living in America today. On one hand, we want to be a part of the culture […]
Vayechi – Sorry Not Sorry –By Ben
In this week’s Torah portion, Yaakov dies, finally ending the Yoseif story as well as Bereishis, the first book of the Torah. It is a tender parsha, full of blessings, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 