December 5, 2025 -
December 5, 2025 -
The Torah of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix Our Torah reading contains one of the most infamous stories in the Torah, the tragic deaths of Nadav and Avihu. As always, theRead More »
Comparative Religion 101: Red Cows If you have children who are 20 years old or younger, chances are you’re a Rick Riordan fan. My kids got me reading the PercyRead More »
Not In My Town A poster captures the burning Twin Towers with the words, “’Never forget’ you said.” Superimposed upon it, is a picture of Muslim Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan OmarRead More »
Don’t Let Clay Feet Stop You If you followed Michael Cohen’s testimony last week or saw the movie “Vice”, it’s easy to fall into cynicism. Trust in our government officialsRead More »
Contradictions When I was Orthodox, contradictions in the Torah used to perturb me. If God really dictated the Torah to Moses, couldn’t the text be a bit clearer? If theRead More »
How Do We Sustain Our Jewish Identity? As we approach Purim, the story of Esther gnaws at me and disturbs my peace of mind. When I was in Yeshivah, IRead More »
Is This God’s Will? At the foot of Mount Sinai, the Jewish People, only recently freed from slavery, meet their Creator, face to face. The mountain is engulfed in flames andRead More »
Arguably One of the Worst Ideas in Human History The Ten Commandments brings to mind many disparate things: Charlton Heston, Mel Brooks, tablets over an Ark, and the founding lawsRead More »
Sweet Harmony I love attending concerts, and my favorite part of a concert is when all the attendees start singing together. When a hundred, a thousand or fifty thousand peopleRead More »
Have Doubts About God? Our Parsha begins with Moses in a state of high anxiety and crisis of faith. Since his audience with Pharaoh, the situation of the Jewish slavesRead More »
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