I’m Hungery…You?
Parshat Ha’azinu and Yom Kippur 5784

In a field in Ecuador, mountains of bananas lie rotting in the sun. They are a bit smaller than the average banana, and because of that, no supermarket will buy them. They could be turned into baby food, babies generally…

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Parshat Ha’azinu and Yom Kippur 5784

Leave the Birds Alone
Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5783

The Eurasian tree sparrow, according to Wikipedia, is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek. It reaches a height of about five inches, and weighs in at just under an ounce, keeping…

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Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5783

Pain Free Construction Anyone?
Parshas Ki Tetzei 5783

Construction is never a simple thing. The general rule is to expect projects to take thirty percent longer than scheduled and to cost thirty percent more than budgeted. But a building taking more than 200 years to build is considerably…

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Parshas Ki Tetzei 5783

Parshas Shoftim

Parshat Shoftim תשפג If statistics are correct, Jews comprise .02% of the world’s population. There are over 2.5 billion Christians, almost 2 billion Muslims, billions more people in many other religions, including non-believers. The Torah instructs us to follow the…

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Can I Get Some Umami with That?
Parshas Re’eh 5783

We are living in times when the country is quite divided. There seems to be almost nothing we can agree on, the liberals keep getting more liberal, and the Conservatives more Conservative. News sources are split between right wing media…

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Parshas Re’eh 5783