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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
Mishneh 4:21 in Pirkei Avos reads, Rabbi Elazar Ha-Kapar says, Kinah, Taivah, and Kavod drive a man out of the world. Kinah is translated as envy or jealousy. Kavod is the […]
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” (William Shakespeare) “Yossei the son of Yoezer of Tzreidah would say: Let your […]
This week’s Torah portion, parsha Vayeishev, begins Joseph’s story. And it’s quite a story at that. There’s betrayal, seduction, a prison set piece, some dreams sequences, and (of course) mistaken identity. But the event […]
If you’ve never heard of Pirkei Avos before then you’ve probably not been reading this blog much. Because Marc and I’ve been refering to it all the time. But to catch […]