My Grandmother and Goering
Parshat Metzora 5779
My grandmother was one of the most fascinating people I ever met. Me'me, as we called her, fought in the French resistance, ran a DP camp in post-war Europe, was a professor in Columbia University and traveled the world extensively.…
Toto, We’re Not in Kansas
Parshat Tazria 5779
Sutton’s Law, a rule taught in medical schools around the country, is named after Willie Sutton, one of the most famous bank robbers in US history. Willie stole over two million dollars from banks over the course of a forty-year…
Shabbat HaChodesh 5779
Shabbat HaChodesh תשע"ט This Shabbat is called “Shabbat HaChodesh,” which translates as “Shabbat of the month.” Shabbat of the month? What could that mean? On the last day of the month of Adar, just as the new moon of Nissan…
I’ll have a Cup of Beetlejuice
Parshat Shmini
A female chochineal on the left and the much rarer male on the right.... A cluster of female chocineals chilling on their cactus pad Alfonso Hernandez is a farmer who grows infected cacti on the…
Parshat Shmini 5779
Shemini תשע"ט Despite its many “stories,” the Torah is not a story book, their inclusion coming to teach us many important lessons. Often, the lesson is obvious, while sometimes it is deep beneath the surface. One of the most difficult…
Love Your Head
Parshat Vayikra/Purim
It was clear that Paul Bryant was different the moment he was born. He did look a bit strange, his head seemed almost bigger than his body, but all babies are born looking a little strange, so his parents weren’t…
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