All posts by Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh
Bad Karma?
Is it possible that even when you do the right thing it will bring you negative consequences? Imagine that your Aunt walks into the room, this is the first time... Read More »
Welcome Sadness
I used to hate Tisha B’Av. I hated its sadness and discomfort. I must be getting older because now I long for it to begin. A friend of mine died... Read More »
Candy Man
There was no one so frightening as the man who sat in the farthest back row of the synagogue. To most adults he was friendly and harmless, but we children... Read More »
What Does G-d Taste Like?
Shauli, our youngest son, was about seven years old as he sat across the table from me, at our favorite pizza shop. He considered a slice of pizza he held... Read More »
Taking My Mind for a Walk
One day, Mayer, my chavruta wondered out loud about how a prophet could identify that a particular event he saw would happen in the future; after all, the information that... Read More »
The Trouble With Antisemitism
The Trouble with AntisemitismUploaded by Jewneric For more information on Rabbi Karsh please visit The Torah Learning Center Read More »
Bedtime Stories
When we watch the evening news, everything we hear and see will have already happened. The news anchors are telling us stories. We watch because we believe that knowing those... Read More »
Simple Goodness
Several years ago, a collection of Jews from Chicago got together to deal with hatred run amok. They formed two groups which they ironically named “One Groups.” The purpose of... Read More »
Thinking about G-d
“Do you really think G-d exists?” (curious) “No.” “Excuse me?” (bewildered) “What?” “I just asked you if you think G-d exists and you said ‘No.’” “So?” “But you’re a Rabbi,... Read More »
Is G-d Going to Kill Me?
Thursday night there was a terrorist attack at the Yeshiva Mercaz Harav. Many students were murdered. In light of that event I wanted to share a discussion I had with... Read More »
The Art of War
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make... Read More »
The Sound of Silence, Jewish-Style
There is nothing more filled with sound than quiet. It is both fascinating and frightening to listen to the cacophony of my internal sounds. After all, who knows what I... Read More »
Thoughts
I have a revelation to make I wouldn’t tell this to just anybody most people would find this ridiculous and think me either mad or joking Read More »
Deep Thinking: Where is G-D?
Do you ever wonder why we need a Synagogue or a Temple to serve G-d? I mean, He’s everywhere, why focus our service of Him on a building? Sometimes I... Read More »
Shakespeare and Yom Kippur
A few years ago my son, Moishe, and I, went to see Hamlet. The theater was out of doors in a hilly, tree filled, part of Wisconsin . The weather... Read More »
