Thursday, March 28, 2019

Shemini (Shabbat Parah): FOUR Questions??? That's Just the Warmup Act...

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Jews ask questions. I might even say it's bound up in our very DNA, that our name as a people - Yisrael, meaning "one who wrestles ...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Tzav: What is the Ceremonial Installation for a Gadfly?

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I had an epiphany this week. I know that sounds a bit dramatic, and perhaps I'm overstating it just a little, but that's what I'...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Vayikra (Zachor): You Don't Mess With Leviticus (repost from 2011)

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What is the very first thing you teach a child on his or her first day of school? What do you want to start out with to show the children w...
Friday, March 8, 2019

Pekudei: The Slurs are Back... So Now What?

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This is uncomfortable to say... but let's talk a little about Jews and money. Lately in the news, there have been several stories about ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Va-Yakhel (Shekalim): Can You Count to 500?

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You're not gonna believe this - I certainly didn't - but this blog post you are reading right now is actually my FIVE HUNDREDTH post...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Ki Tisa: Learning to Break and Tolerate the Broken

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A few weeks ago, I attended a really fascinating lecture on the Talmud. Now, I was a Talmud major in college, and I studied quite a bit more...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Tetzaveh: The Clothes Make the Man(ner)

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One thing people sometimes know about me is that I like fashionable clothing. I'm not the most stylish person in the world, by any stret...