Shemini – Aharon’s Surviving Sons: Humility in the Face of Fire
Parsha Shimini is known for the deaths of Aharon’s oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu. With the inauguration of the Mishkan (the portable Temple also known as the Tabernacle) Aharon and […]
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Knowing Your Role — By Ben
One of my favorite experiences of my early career was working as a writers apprentice on the TV show Robot Chicken. I had watched the pop culture sketch animation show […]
Shemini – A Rabbi’s Blessing Doesn’t Make It Kosher
My favorite guilty pleasure is chicken wings. I kinda sorta try to eat healthy (depending on your definition of the word.) But basically a low carb high protein diet has […]
Shemini – Playing with Fire
In the midst of endless halacha (laws) and details of sacrifices etc, the Torah does jump back to the narrative on occasion. And in parsha Shemini, the narrative it jumps […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 