Don’t Steal my Buzzers! Parshas Mishpatim 5786

In the Wild West there were all kinds of villains; thieves, desperados, barrel boarders, gadabouts, nibblers, ruffians, chiselers, shotes, and mops to name a few. But in the Wild West, there was one group of people that were considered the lowest of the low, even below murderers and gadabouts, and that would be cattle rustlers.

Peace Out: Learning the Art of Shalom

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Parshas Mishpatim 5786

And, Parshat Mishpatim starts off in a peculiar way. The Hebrew text begins with a “ו“, which translates as “And,” a word usually used to connect two ideas or concepts. But this is the beginning of a new portion!ספר שמות פרק כאא) וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם(1) And these are the laws (mishpatim) that you

Korach: Spiritual Rebellion or Populist Uprising?

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Going Out With a Bang!

“Quit while you’re ahead” is one of the simple but wise rules of life. But for David Kime Jr., the rule was a bit different, it went something like this, “Don’t quit even when you’re dead.” David, a longtime resident of York, PA, had a lifelong love of cheeseburgers and he didn’t let death stop

Parshas Beshalach 5786

This Shabbat, on which we read the Torah portion ofבשלח (Beshalach), is called שבת שירה (Shabbat Shira),the “Shabbat of the Song,” because this sedra (portion) contains the song that the Jewish people sang to Hashem in appreciation for the salvation that they experienced from the pursuing Egyptian army at the Reed (not “Red” as is