Author Archives: Michal Kohane מיכל כהנא

“If God indeed created everything, that means that God created evil; and if we hold that our works define who we are, then God would also be evil?!” This is a challenge posed by a professor to his students, “proving” … Continue reading →

How many of us sing in the shower? What is it about the shower that makes us sing?? Maybe we inherited the combination of water and singing straight from this Torah portion, B’shalach, where we find the grand song, sung … Continue reading →

I learned the following Yehuad Halevi poem back in high school: עבדי זמן, עבדי עבדים הם עבד ה’ לבדו חופשי על כן בבקש כל אנוש חלקו חלקי עם ה’ אמרה נפשי Here is my translation: Time-bound servants – are slaves … Continue reading →

What is the big deal about the Burning Bush? Seriously, after all, we’re talking G-d! Couldn’t He have done something a little more grandiose? Some special audio-visual effects? A bush?? That’s all He’s got? Decades have passed since Joseph and … Continue reading →

Just before his death, Jacob calls his sons and blesses them. We know how important his father’s blessing was to him when he was young; so much so, that he – and his mom – made sure he gets it … Continue reading →

ReJewvenate: 40 Plus and Not Screwed.

We first met when my article “40 plus and Screwed” was published at eJewishPhilanthropy this past summer. The storm around the article, and my immediate firing, has subsided, however, the issues raised then, further enforced by comments and conversations on … Continue reading →

We lit Hanukkah candles and listened to Arik Einstein. In spite of his surprised passing, we too have a few disks of his songs encompassing dozens records, cassettes, albums and disks he left. Especially in light of recent headlines, this … Continue reading →