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The sounds of a party reached Moses’ ears, descending from Mt Sinai. Approaching, he caught a glimpse of a Golden Calf glistening in the sun but after 40 days up there, learning Torah with G-d Himself and harmonizing with the … Continue reading →

“And you shall command the Children of Israel…” this is how this week’s reading begins, rather than in the usual “and G-d spoke to Moses saying”… This is the only portion throughout the Torah since Moses’s birth where his name … Continue reading →

We are offered zero transition from the amazing experience of revelation at Mt. Sinai to a lot, A LOT! of laws, commandments, legal rulings… We will discover that we’re actually not here for the special effects, drama love stories, miracles … Continue reading →

“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.