Parshat Naso 5779
Parshat Naso תשע"ט Maimonides writes (Ishus 1:1): א) קודם מתן תורה היה אדם פוגע אשה בשוק אם רצה הוא והיא לישא אותה מכניסה לביתו ובועלה בינו לבין עצמו ותהיה לו לאשה כיון שנתנה תורה נצטוו ישראל שאם ירצה האיש לישא…
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…
Parshat Naso 5778
Parshat Naso These are exciting times for the Jewish people. Almost a year has passed, and it is again Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the month in which they left Egypt. So much has happened in such a short time. First there…
Oink, Oink! Nasso 5777
It’s a bit ironic, but if you’re a pig, your biggest fear is people’s desire to “pig out”. On your own you can survive on almost anything; scraps, garbage, or leftovers. You’re not a picky eater, you can easily live…
It Could all be Over in 20 Minutes… Nasso 5776
The world as we know it could end in 20 minutes. It almost did on November 9, 1979. In the middle of the night, Zbigniew Brzenzinski, the national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, got a call from the US…