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
Parshat Shemini: Stay in Your Lane
This week’s Torah portion contains a very sad and tragic event. At the inauguration of the Tabernacle/Mishkan the sons of Aaron, the High... Read More
Parshat Tzav
Pesach Seder- Just a Hot Mess The minstrel of the dawn is here To make you laugh and bend your ear… Just... Read More
Parsha VaYakhel Pekudei
This week’s double Torah portions are the final ones in the book of Exodus/Shemot. In it, we have the narration of the... Read More
Parshat Ki Tissa: Silly Selfies
This week’s Torah portion has one of the more perplexing episodes in Jewish history. Forty days after the Jewish nation heard God... Read More
Parsha Tetzaveh: Clothes Make the (Wo)Man
This week’s Torah portion details the beautiful and elaborate clothing worn by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest. We are told of the... Read More
Parsha Terumah: Jerusalem
This week we begin a string of five Torah portions that primarily deal with building the Tabernacle, the desert version of what... Read More
Parsha Mishpatim: Don’t Dis the Details
With this week’s parsha, the fun and exciting weekly readings come to an abrupt end. The sagas and stories of the forefathers... Read More