The Torah Lets Us Have War Brides? — By Ben
Man does this week’s parsha start with a troubling concept. If you should go to war against your enemies and Hashem your God puts them into your hand, and you […]
Tag Archives: Pirkei Avos
Compassion And Kindness… It’s All In The Torah – By Marc
There are times when I look at this blog as a respite… an escape from the world, where we can discuss Judaism in the purest way. But if we truly […]
What I Learned About Learning – By Marc
There is a Chinese Proverb that states: “He who asks a question remains a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask remains a fool forever.”I am sure we […]
Passover… To Listen AND Participate AND Be Free – By Marc
During Purim, we are commanded to go HEAR the Megillah. “One is required to hear the Megillah twice during Purim, once during the night and a second time during the […]
Vayakhel – The Jewish Meyers Briggs Test – By Ben
As we make our way through the Mishkan parshas, the Torah may not seem as engaging as earlier chapters. But if you look closely, say at the… terumah offering or […]
The World… Through A Jewish Lens – By Marc
How do we perceive the world? How do we see and process events, emotions, tragedies and celebrations?Being a human means a lot of “alone” moments, where it is just us […]
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 […]
Arguments Against Arrogance: Pirkei Avos 2:5 — By Ben
After almost 6 weeks in Jerusalem my time at Machon Shlomo is coming to an end. Yet I’m not heading back to the states just yet. No, just switching yeshivas […]
Students, Friends, and Teachers. Who to Fear and Who to Respect. — By Ben
It’s hard to believe I’ve been in Israel for 3 weeks and the first leg of my trip is already over. I’ve been at a yeshiva known as Machon Shlomo […]
Justified Selfishness — By Ben
Pirkei Avos 1:14 says, [Rabbi Hillel] used to say: If I am not for myself who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 