Parshat Korach: How to Win an Argument
This week’s Torah portion, Korach is named after the man who led a rebellion against Moshe about perceived notions of nepotism because... Read More
Parshat Shlach: Whiners and Complainers
In this week’s Torah portion we have one of the more depressing lowlights of biblical Jewish history. Faced with the imminence of... Read More
Parshat Beha’alotcha: There’s More Than Enough to Go Around
In this week’s Torah portion we read of the inauguration of the first Sanhedrin, the Jewish Supreme Court. It was created after... Read More
Parshat Naso: A Blessing On Your Head
Let not the blessing of a commoner be light in your eyes -The Talmud ... Read More
Parsha Shavuot: Shavuot and the NHL Playoffs
Let’s cut to the chase. The more expectations you have in life, the more miserable you will be. This is a simple... Read More
Parsha Bamidar: Getting Lost in the Crowd
This week we begin the fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar. Bamidbar literally means “In the desert” because it’s about the events that happened to... Read More
Parsha Behar-Bechukotai: My Money or Yours?
One of this week’s Torah portions, Behar has the laws of Shemittah, the Sabbatical year. Every seven years the Israelites were to cease farming... Read More
Parshat Emor: Lady Luck
We have all met people whom it seems that luck follows them wherever they go. Things just magically seem to go their way.... Read More
Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Child Sacrifice
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag I was schooled with a strap right across my back But it’s all right... Read More
Parshat Tazria-Metzora: Healthy Living Starts In The Mouth
In this week’s Torah portion we are introduced to a number of mitzvot that, at first blush, seem to be about physical... Read More