Parshat Lech Lecha: My Father Never Took Me to Soccer Practice
This week I took my grandson, Benji who is 6 years old, to his soccer program. His parents couldn’t so they turned... Read More
Parshat Noach: The Tower of Babel
While most of this week’s parsha focuses on the story of Noah and the Flood, there is another event in the parsha... Read More
Parshat Bereshit: Life and Death
We begin the annual Torah parsha cycle once again this Shabbat. Bereshit – In the Beginning. As with many beginnings in life,... Read More
Parshat Sukkot: The Ups and Downs of Life
On the Shabbat during Sukkot we read the book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes. Kohelet was a nickname for King Solomon and literally means... Read More
Parshat Haazinu: Sukkot – Get Happy
We are over the hump of Yom Kippur and getting ready for the Chag of Sukkot. On Yom Kippur Jewish people attend synagogue in droves. But unfortunately many will not return until next Yom Kippur. And it’s sad and... Read More
Parshat Vayelech: Where Are You Going?
Moshe is approaching the end of his life. He is about to die and is now offering his final words to the... Read More
Parshat Nitzavim: Rosh HaShana and the Zen of Tennis
With the recent completion of The US Open tennis tournament, the tennis season has come to an unofficial end. Whenever I watch... Read More
Parshat Ki Tavo: Bizarro World
When I went to Aish way back in the summer of ’79 and was in the beginners program, there was a class... Read More
Parshat Ki Teitzei: See No Evil?
Parshat Ki Teitzei continues the speech that Moshe gave to the Jewish nation before his passing. 74 mitzvot are mentioned in this... Read More
Parshat Shoftim: Bribery or Campaign Contribution?
This week’s parsha begins with the mitzvot of appointing judges and officers to ensure a just and orderly society. Justice, honesty and... Read More