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Molech the Motivator

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[…]

Of Sickles and Hatchets

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[…]

Picking Produce and the Ramban’s Orlah

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[…]

Mind Reading and Stumbling Blocks

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.[…]