Parshat Toldot 5782

Toldot תשפא             Parshat Toldot is the Torah’s only parsha in which all three patriarchs, viz, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, were alive at one time. Although we read of Avraham’s death at the end of last week’s portion, and this week’s portion begins…

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I see dead people….
Parshat Chayei Sara 5782

Most of the biological information in this article was taken from the book The Body A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson If you want to see the live version of me, look me in the eyes. That’s pretty much the only…

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Parshat Chayei Sara 5782

Parshat Chayei Sarah 5782

Chayei Sarah תשפב             Sarah our Matriarch has died at age 127, and the Torah describes how her husband Avraham comes to eulogize her (Genesis 23:1,2): וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה: (ב) וַתָּמָת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת…

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I don’t like giving babies medicine….
Parshat Vayera 5782

High on the list of my least favorite things to do is giving medicine to my children, especially the really small ones.  This past Shabbos, I noticed that my son, who just turned one, was feeling a bit warm. The…

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Parshat Vayera 5782

The Quest for the Immortal Shoe
Parshat Lech Lecha 5782

I’m pretty confident I have weird feet. I don’t know if they’re flat, crooked, or inverted, but they don’t seem to fit into most shoes like a hand fits in a glove. If you’re a podiatrist and reading this, please…

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Parshat Lech Lecha 5782