Parshat Bo 5783

Bo תשפג A Confirmation for the Oral Torah              The commandment to wear tefillin is written four times in the Torah. Indeed, each paragraph of the Torah containing that command constitutes the “script” that a scribe writes on parchment, which he then…

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Here’s my secret Recipe…
Parshat Bo 5782

About two months into the pandemic I started making herring. The chocolate chip cookies made me do it. I was giving classes all the time, to people who were isolated, and often sad and fearful. On a regular basis I…

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Parshat Bo 5782

Even Death Couldn’t Stop Him…
Parshat Bo 5781

Hello Everybody, The events below are true, as reported by the New York Times. (Some people would find that line an oxymoron.) What do you do? Uncle Virg is dead. And just one day before his Social Security check is…

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Parshat Bo 5781