Torah
Knockin’ On Zimmerman’s Door
Pin It While my current employment in Jewish entertainment media has come up in my posts from time to time, I’ve never quite had enough gall to publish one of... Read More »
Brain Death in Jewish Law: Setting the Record Straight
Pin It In the March 25, 2008 article “MK: Hundreds of organ transplants may lose funding,” the Jerusalem Post got their research on Brain Death in Halacha wrong. They misquoted... Read More »
Lessons from the Megilah
Pin It Whenever I get to read a piece of the Tanach, the Old Testament, there is always this sense of understanding, a correlation of the ancient words to the... Read More »
Rabbis’ New Role: Wedding Crashers
Pin It While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present... Read More »
Thinking about G-d
Pin It “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... Read More »
Being a Heretic in MY Bible
Pin It Throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken sarcastically about how the mere act of thinking is considered by some to be heretical. It doesn’t matter what you... Read More »
Lord, Get Me High?
Pin It Read More »
Is G-d Going to Kill Me?
Pin It 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... Read More »
The Art of War
Pin It “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... Read More »
Being a Heretic, or, How to Disagree With the Talmud
Pin It This is the third in a series of articles promoting the idea that people should feel free to come up with their own ways of interpreting biblical verses... Read More »
The Sound of Silence, Jewish-Style
Pin It 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... Read More »
Esther vs. Kermit: Is it Easy Being Green?
Pin It It’s not Easy Being Green (Lyrics : Joe Raposo) (sung by Kermit) It’s not that easy bein’ green; Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.... Read More »
The 71 Sided Die
Pin It One idea that is thrown around in Jewish thought is that there are seventy different approaches to learning. “Shivim Panim Latorah” (Bemidbar Rabba 13:15). The phrase in its... Read More »
The New Month of Adar
Pin It The new month of Adar has just begun and we are reminded by the rabbis that this is a time for rejoicing. As we prepare to celebrate this... Read More »
Deep Thinking: Where is G-D?
Pin It 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?... Read More »
The Wisdom of the Ancient World Gets Some Good Press!
Pin It An article in Slate Magazine from April 10, 1998, by Steven E. Landsburg, discusses the way in which modern economic theory backs up the rabbis of the Babylonian... Read More »
Tu’Bishvat 2008
Pin It As I look out the window and see the blustering snow and watch the cold wind it is apparent that winter is upon us. No one would even... Read More »
Cloverfield: The Modern Day Yetzer Harah
Pin It If the government ever issues a special dispensation permitting me to shiv one Hollywood personality, it would unquestionably be JJ Abrams because of what he has done to... Read More »
