Monthly Archives: October 2017

Lech Lecha – Peace be the Journey

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: Turns out, in Brooklyn, there are no yard-sales (no yards…) and no garage sales (for same reason) but! instead, there are “stoop sales” – a yard-sale on the brownstone’s steps… This Shabbat is “Shabbat Project”: “The idea is simple … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning daf yomi – Sanhedrin 100

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Join me for one daf (Talmud page) a week. Today, we’re at Sanhedrin 100, asking what is a “heretic” (apikoros), how respectful one has to be of a Torah scholar, and what does it mean when the Talmud says, not … Continue reading →

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Noah, Noah

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: “Excuse me, where can I find car oil”? “Hahaha”, laughs the cashier at the big, well-stocked, grocery store, “that will be the day!” After much thought (‘where on earth is there a place that sells such obscure stuff?’) she … Continue reading →

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Who’s simcha is it?

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

Vignette: I’m becoming a New Yorker… The recent realization follows needing to move my car due to “Street Cleaning”. The “whole world” double-parks from here until forever, waiting for this “seige” to be over. Should I go on a day … Continue reading →

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Sukkot – סוכתי הסוכה

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

My Sukkot starts on the last chapter of the book of Jonah, the unnecessary chapter of the book, after Jonah “did his job”, the people did “their repentance”, and everybody lives happily ever after. Why doesn’t G-d just leave the … Continue reading →

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