Not many people fill the seats at Grand Lake Theater for the Friday matinee of Fruitvale Station, but by the time the film was over, there is not a dry eye in the audience. I thought it was only me, … Continue reading
קבלנו שבת לא קלה, בין חודש אלול לתחילת השנה החדשה (ערב ראש השנה כבר מגיע, ב-4 בספטמבר!) ועשרת הימים הנוראים, עשרת ימי תשובה. סופה (הארוך) של הפרשה כולל את הסט השני של ה”ברכות והקללות” או כפי שעוד קוראים לה “התוכחה”. … Continue reading
פרשת “כי תצא” ידיד יקר נתן בי מבט אחד ואיבחן בדייקנות, “את מאוהבת”. הוא התכוון לשבועות האחרונים שלי ב”מכון פרדס” וללימוד האינטנסיבי שם, וכמו שכולם יודעים, כשמאוהבים, אי אפשר להפסיק לדבר על מה הוא אמר, ומה הוא עשה, ואיפה הוא … Continue reading
There are a lot of things kids can do that drive their parents crazy. We all know it, as parents – and as the kids we all are (even if we opt to forget what we’ve done ourselves!). But then, … Continue reading
Summer days in Jerusalem: There are just not enough senses to take it all in. The unique scenery stretches ever which way — the pinkish hills, stone houses, people of every color, clothing of every material and shape imaginable. Then … Continue reading
In Pirkei Avot (5:25) we find, “turn her, turn her, everything is in her” – הפוך בה, הפוך בה, הכל בה. We knew this theory before coming to Pardes, but feeling it on an almost daily basis for the last … Continue reading
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“Tonight, We Don’t Study Torah”!, calls one poster of many, offering contemplative learning opportunities. “Full Belly – about Solidarity” (or maybe in English is would be, pour your heart out), calls another, “Siege From Within, An Evening of Mourning and … Continue reading
Shul is a wonderful thing. When you’re done fighting the ‘why am I supposed to be here’ and the ‘but I don’t believe in all this stuff…’, you realize that on many days, it’s not about any of this; it’s … Continue reading
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the precious tablets and saw the Golden Calf, he realized something had to be done. Carefully and ever so gently, he handed the tablets over the Joshua, his right-hand man who waited … Continue reading
It’s not only modern readers who question the Torah, and especially the stories of Genesis. Even Rashi, the famous medievalist commentator himself, states that the Torah should begin much later, in Exodus 12:1. He wonders, why did the Torah bother … Continue reading
