Plant me a forest…
Parshat Emor 5783
Tucked in the impoverished northeastern corner of India is an island that holds a world record, but perhaps not for long. The island of Majuli is the largest river island in the world. While most islands we think of are…
Can I give you 2,000 of these?
Parshat Tazria-Metzora 5783
I like rice. Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something. – Mitch Hedberg Rice is actually much more than a good meal when you want 2,000 of something; in many countries around the world, rice equals…
My Sole is Fragile
Parshat Lech Lecha 5783
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…
Parshat Toldos
Toldos תשפא One of the highlights of the Pesach seder comes at the very end: Echad me yodea? (Who Knows One?) The song itself supplies the answers: One is Hashem, two are the tablets of the covenant (containing the ten…
Tisha B’av 5780
Tisha B’Av תשפ Napoleon was once passing a shul in Paris on Tisha B’Av when he heard the sounds of crying and wailing coming from within. Thinking that something terrible going on, he stepped inside to see what he could…
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