Posts from March 3, 2024

When you live in an apartment building, your actions have consequences. And the apartment below us often reminds us of this reality: they seemingly have[…]

I can safely say that a week ago I did not know the names of any gorillas.  But this past week, social media was abuzz[…]

אֱמֹר אֶל-הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן; וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶםSay to the Kohanim, the children of Aharon, and say to themWhy the repetition of the root אמר?At first glance[…]

In our RIETS homiletics course, Rabbi Penner mentioned that this is a great week to prepare a drasha.  With 79 mitzvot in this week’s double[…]

Two weeks ago, the Boston Red Sox were playing the Baltimore Orioles, and in the course of the game, Manny Machado of the Orioles slid[…]

Anyone can follow a shopping list, but it takes experience to choose the perfect produce.  The smell, the appearance, the touch, the season.  The pears[…]

לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל חֵרֵ֔שׁ וְלִפְנֵ֣י עִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן מִכְשֹׁ֑ל וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ You shall not insult the deaf, or place a stumbling block before the blind.[…]

The Midrash (Vayikra Rabba 7:1) notes that throughout the discussion of the priestly service, the Torah consistently refers to the Kohanim as “בני אהרן, the[…]

(Sorry for posting this late for those who are following the blog. This was from parshat shekalim) Parshat Shekalim has a way of sneaking up[…]

It wasn’t long ago that the typical football fan simply watched his team’s games each week and checked in again for the Super Bowl.    During[…]