A Month of Refuge
Refuge is discussed often in the Torah. When a Jew killed another inadvertently, he was required to flee to a […]
A Life of Seasons
When I lived in California people complained that they missed the seasons. I always wondered about that. Having come from
My Shabbat
Today we have Myoffice, Mydrive, my-everything, so why not My-Shabbat? At first blush, it ought to be our Shabbat, or
A Shabbat Fast
It is forbidden to fast on Shabbat. In fact, if we fast on Shabbat (even with halachic sanction) we must
Life Journeys
We are all on a journey, the journey of life. Although our journeys are similar in many ways, each journey
Fasting And Passover
What do the seventeenth of Tamuz, the ninth of Av, and the first day of Passover have in common? They
A Shlemiel
A shlemiel is a clumsy person who always stumbles and unwittingly finds his way into mishaps. It is Yiddish slang
The Whip
The whip is usually an instrument of punishment, but it can also be a gift. Teachers of old used the