Parshat Bamidbar: 600 Days
Birkat Hamazon – Grace After Meals. Bentsching in Yiddish. There are few prayers in Jewish tradition that are more familiar than the blessings... Read More
Parshat Behar/Bechukotai: More is Never Enough
In one of this week’s double parshas we have the laws of Shmittah, the Sabbatical year. Every seventh year the Jewish people living... Read More
Parshat Emor: Does God Like You?
Who does God like? And is that even a question? Meaning, doesn’t God love everyone? If we are all created by God... Read More
Parshat Acharei Mot/Kedoshim: Love is All You Need
In one of this week’s parshas, Kedoshim, we have one of the most well-known verses in all of Torah. “You shall love... Read More
Parshat Tazria/Metzora: Israel’s 77th Birthday
This Shabbat, the 5th of Iyar, is Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s 77th birthday. This year, because it falls on Shabbat, it was celebrated on Wednesday... Read More
Parshat Shemini: Being Jewish – Sweet as Honey
A fellow who used to come to Aish back in the day once posted one of those silly food pics of his... Read More
Pesach Last Days: When Will the Mashiach Arrive?
In the Haggadah that we just read this past week, there is a turning point for the Israelites where their enslavement drastically... Read More
Parshat Tsav: Pesach – Of Magic and Miracles
One of the central themes of the Passover story told in the Haggada is miracles. They were an integral part to the... Read More
Parshat Vayikra: Are Sacrifices Primitive?
This Shabbat we begin to read the third of the Five Books of Moses, Vayikra/Leviticus. Vayikra deals primarily with sacrifices. Let’s get it right out in the open – this... Read More
The Yearly Wine Review 2025
With Pesach soon upon us, it’s time for the yearly wine review where I share my adventures, and sometimes misadventures, of wine... Read More