Sorry, but You are so Pavlovian!
Parshat Vaetchanan

Do you know anyone who fancies himself a connoisseur? Do they feel they are an aficionado, cognizant of the essential differences between designer garb and inferior clothing? Or perhaps they consider themselves true gourmands, people who know how to appreciate…

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Parshat Vaetchanan

The Palace That Lies Empty
Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’Av 5778

The King, the kind, benevolent monarch, ruled well for years, but around him hung the gloom of childlessness. He would have no one upon whom to bequeath his mantle of leadership. Everything he built would be for naught. There would…

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Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’Av 5778

When Too Much is Too Much
Parshat Matot Masei 5778

Some guys in tri-cornered hats sacrificed everything so that you can have the liberty to eat 69 hotdogs and buns in 10 minutes. Happy Birthday America. America is a great country. We are the world leading democracy, and our beliefs…

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Parshat Matot Masei 5778

Gambling, Moonshine and Chess…Naso 5778

India is a vast and complicated country. Its 1.3 billion citizens, the world’s second largest population, are spread out over 1.2 million square miles, with terrains ranging from the Himalayan Mountains, to the Indian Ocean coastline, the Thar Desert, the…

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