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Let not the blessing of a commoner be light in your eyes -The Talmud                 ... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pesach Seder- Just a Hot Mess The minstrel of the dawn is here To make you laugh and bend your ear… Just... Read More

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