The Three Weeks 5783
The Three Weeks תשפג This coming Thursday, July 6, we will observe the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, and, in three weeks, on Thursday, July 27th, we will observe “Tisha b’Av” the fast of the 9th day of Av.…
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Parshas Chukus – Balak
The science in this essay is mostly based on the information found in the book “We have no idea: a guide to the unknown universe,” by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. The book is high on my recommended reading list in…
Can I give you 2,000 of these?
Parshat Tazria-Metzora 5783
I like rice. Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something. – Mitch Hedberg Rice is actually much more than a good meal when you want 2,000 of something; in many countries around the world, rice equals…
Parshat Tazria Metzora 5783
Tazriah – Metzorah תשפג This coming Shabbat, two portions will be read in Shul. The main topic of these two portions is the “metzorah,” one who is stricken with the malady -צרעת “tzaraat” (or tzaraas). The usual translation of tzaraat is leprosy, a translation that…
My brain made me do it…
Bamidbar / Shavuot 5782
This essay relies heavily on the information contained in an article from The Atlantic, written by Stephen Cave, and found in the June 2016 issue. David walked out of Professor Smilansky’s lecture hall, and felt like he had just won…
Parshat Toldos
Toldos תשפא One of the highlights of the Pesach seder comes at the very end: Echad me yodea? (Who Knows One?) The song itself supplies the answers: One is Hashem, two are the tablets of the covenant (containing the ten…