Chanukah 5778
Chanukah When the holy temples stood, a Cohen would daily, at sundown, light the Menorah as part of the temple service, the flames burning throughout the night until the next morning. Only the very first pressed drop of oil from…
Let Them Eat Latkes…Mikeitz Chanukah 5778
Recently, we had a Chanukah party at my house. I was busy preparing for an important lecture, so I was hoping to stay out of the kitchen entirely. (I’m really good at scheduling lectures whenever I know there will be…
Yesterday I was Sent to Prison…Mikeitz/Chanukah 5777
Yesterday, I was sent to prison. Not by the judicial system, but by the Aleph Institute, a phenomenal organization that looks after the spiritual and physical needs of a number of isolated populations, most notably: the incarcerated, the military, and…