Korach Took — By Ben
The Torah tells us not to be like Korach. It doesn’t tell us not to be like the wicked prophet Bilam or Yaakov’s conniving uncle Lavan. It doesn’t even tell […]
Tag Archives: Rashi
Better Than “Live Long and Prosper” — By Ben
“…You can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mister Spock, both Jewish!” The memorable line from the legendary Adam Sandler ballad, The Hanukkah Song reminds us that Judaism has […]
Messages from God — By Ben
I don’t know how many times I had glanced between my wall clock and my microwave’s time display not realizing there was a growing disparity between the two. Knowing I […]
The Miracle Of A Tree – By Marc
I was so set on putting up Part 2 of my Shabbat post, that I did not post on Tu B’Shevat on Tu B’Shevat… My bad. Even though it was […]
A Plague of Darkness – Bo — By Ben
The ninth plague to ravage Egypt was חֽשֶׁךְ. Darkness. Now we tend to think of darkness as the absence of light, the way cold is the absence of heat. But if you […]
Rashi Says What Now? (Matos) — By Ben
“Says Rashi…” “If you look at the Rashi…” “Rashi comments…” If you’ve attended a Torah class or read any articles about the Parsha or Gemara you’ve probably heard someone reference […]
Connection, Trust And Hindsight… Looking For Perfect Vision – By Marc
Human beings have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge… an insatiable appetite for answers and knowing and understanding. We just want TO KNOW… and ideally, know for sure. Okay, so maybe […]
