Shavuot: Ten Commandments of Parenting
The ten commandments of parenting is an appropriate topic to discuss in the days leading up to Shavuot, the day […]
Bechukoti: Retroactive Sin
Sin is a terrible thing. First, it tempts me, then it punishes me. Why does G-d play this elaborate game
B’har: To Be Happy
Happy is the farmer who learns to trust in G-d. When Jewish farmers in Israel let their fields lie fallow
Emor: Making Space for G-d
Making space for G-d is the name of the game during the season of the Omer. There are forty-nine days
Yom Hazikaron: We Remember
Sweeping vista Lifeless plane Victory hollow Heart of pain Land mass strewn friend and foe Lie forever Battle throe
K’doshim: The Manual
The manual for G-d’s creation is the Torah. Just like a manual outlines all the safe and unsafe practices for
Acharei Mot: Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar year. It is unusual to discuss Yom Kippur shortly after
Passover: Bland Matzah
Have you ever noticed that we eat bland Matzah at the Seder table? There are no spices in Matzah; we