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
Parshat Yitro: Just Say Thank You
This week’s Torah portion, Yitro contains perhaps the most famous part of the entire Torah: The Ten Commandments. A quick review:... Read More
Parsha BeShalach: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
This week’s Torah reading contains the very dramatic Splitting of the Sea episode. Exactly one week after the Israelites left Egypt, they... Read More
Parsha Bo: 4 Steps to Personal Redemption
We are presently in the midst of the parshas about the Exodus of Egypt. Last week’s parsha described the first seven of... Read More
Parsha Vaera: I Promise…
I Promise… This week’s Torah portion starts off with a bit of an odd declaration that God makes to Moshe. God basically... Read More
Parsha Shemot: At the Kotel
Karen and I had the good fortune of going to Israel this past week. Her mother lives in Herzliya so it’s a... Read More
Parshat Vayechi: Simmering Sibling Tensions
In this week’s parsha we have an epilogue to the story of Joseph and his brothers. After father Jacob dies and is... Read More