7/12/24 |
Chukas (5775) | The First Marital Therapist in History |
4/12/24 |
Tazria | BIRTHDAY PARTIES: A TORAH "HOW TO" GUIDE |
4/05/24 |
Shemini | GUNS ‘N’ MOSES |
3/29/24 |
Tzav/Parah | Parshas Parah - A Real "Bull" Story |
3/15/24 |
Pekudei | The Blessing of a Tzaddik |
3/08/24 |
Vayakheil (Shekalim) | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY! |
2/23/24 |
Tetzaveh | A LIGHT UNTO THE NATIONS? |
2/16/24 |
Terumah | THE MAKING OF A JEWISH HOME |
2/08/24 |
Mishpatim | KIDNAPPING YOUR KID |
2/02/24 |
Yisro | THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: AN EARLY CHRISTIAN MYTH |
1/19/24 |
Bo | THE FLIGHT FROM EGYPT AND THE "LITTLE BLACK BOX" |
1/12/24 |
Va'eira | WHAT'S IN A (HEBREW) NAME? |
1/05/24 |
Shemos | MOSES: THE EARLY YEARS |
12/29/23 |
Vayechi | Parshas Vayechi 2023 |
12/15/23 |
Mikeitz | SANTA CLAUS AND THE JEWISH RELIGION |
12/08/23 |
Vayeishev | SHALSHELES: ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN |
12/01/23 |
Vayishlach | THINKING OUT OF THE BOX |
11/24/23 |
Vayeitzei | YARMULKA: THE BEST COVERAGE |
11/17/23 |
Toldos | GREAT JEWISH NOSES |
11/10/23 |
Chayei Sarah | “BASHERT”: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS |
10/20/23 |
Noah | BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 70 … |
9/08/23 |
NITZAVIM - VAYEILECH | A BANK MANAGER DOES TESHUVAH |
9/01/23 |
Ki Savo | I BELIEVE IN WHAT? |
8/25/23 |
Ki Seitzei | TESHUVAH: COMING HOME |
8/18/23 |
Shoftim | Teshuvah: G-d's Amazing Gift to Mankind |
6/16/23 |
Shelach | NINE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEFILLAH (PRAYER) |
6/09/23 |
Beha’alosecha | REB YERUCHOM: THE MAN WHO KNEW HIMSELF |
5/25/23 |
Shavuos Issue | A BEAUTIFUL MIDRASH |
5/12/23 |
Behar-Bechukosai | THE TORAH AND THE LEAFS |
5/05/23 |
Emor | To Die For |
4/28/23 |
Acharei Mos-Kedoshim | CHINUCH: PRACTICE FOR THE REAL THING |
4/21/23 |
Tazria-Metzora | OF BRISSIM AND BLOOD CLOTTING |
3/31/23 |
Tzav | Ritual Reality |
3/17/23 |
Vayakhel-Pekudei | SHABBOS: “HEAD” OF THE WEEK |
3/10/23 |
Ki Sisa | KAVANAH: WHAT THEY NEVER TAUGHT YOU IN HEBREW SCHOOL |
3/03/23 |
Tetzaveh | Chutzpah |
2/17/23 |
Mishpatim | “LAWYER JOKES” AND THE TORAH |
2/10/23 |
Yisro | IN-LAWS: YOU GOTTA LOVE ‘EM! |
2/03/23 |
Beshalach | MY FATHER’S TORAH |
1/27/23 |
Bo | A TRUE STORY TO BOOST OUR EMUNAH (FAITH) |
1/19/23 |
Va’eira | YIDDISH: THE “HOLY” LANGUAGE |
1/13/23 |
Shemos | THE SECRET TO A LONG-LASTING MARRIAGE |
1/06/23 |
Vayechi | TRADITIONAL JEWISH BURIAL VS. CREMATION: A "BURNING" ISSUE |
12/30/22 |
Vayigash | MAKING ALIYAH – MOVING UP IN THE WORLD |
12/23/22 |
Mikeitz | CHRISTMAS EVE OR NITTEL NACHT? |
12/16/22 |
Chanukah Issue | IT’S NOT "ALL OR NOTHING" IN JUDAISM |
12/08/22 |
Vayishlach | ISRAEL’S WARS: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |
12/02/22 |
Vayeitzei | THE MYSTERIOUS “BAND OF PROPHETS”: A LESSON IN RAISING GREAT CHILDREN |
11/28/22 |
Toldos | Rebecca: A rue Jewish Mother |
11/25/22 |
Toldos (5783) | REBECCA: A TRUE JEWISH MOTHER |
11/18/22 |
Chayei Sarah | Signs |
11/11/22 |
Vayeira | DER MAMA ROCHEL (“OUR MATRIARCH RACHEL”) AND THE HOUSTON ASTROS |
11/04/22 |
Lech Lecha | CIRCUMCISION AND THE JEWS: TOGETHER FOREVER |
10/28/22 |
Noah | Synonyms for Death |
10/21/22 |
Bereishis | THE TORAH: OUR KUSHAN TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL |
9/30/22 |
Vayeilech / Shabbos Shuvah | How Tom Make Your Jewish New Year's Resolutions Stick |
9/23/22 |
Rosh Hashana Issue | "I Heard That Already!" |
9/16/22 |
Ki Savo | The Wandering Jew in the Exile: an Amazing Prediction Come True! |
9/09/22 |
Ki Seitzei | Rosh Hashana and The "Country Bumpkin" |
9/02/22 |
Shoftim | “RABBINIC JUDAISM”: Do These Rabbis Think They're G-d? |
8/25/22 |
Re'eh | Ten Things You May Not Know About Teshuva (Repentance) |
8/19/22 |
Eikev | Seven Things You May Not Know About Bentching |
8/05/22 |
Devarim | Breaking News Ap - The Associated Press |
7/29/22 |
Mattos - Masei | Seven Habits of Highly Habitual Gossipers |
7/22/22 |
Pinchas | The Best Thing You Can Do For a Departed Loved One |
7/08/22 |
Chukas | 30 Things We Learn in 30 Years of Marriage |
7/01/22 |
Korach | The End of All "Incurable" Diseases |
6/24/22 |
Shelach | Tzaitzis: How It Really Works |
6/17/22 |
Beha’alosecha | Five Famous Ba'alei Teshuva |
6/10/22 |
Nasso | That's AMORE! |
6/03/22 |
Bamidbar | The Gift |
5/27/22 |
Bechukosai | Seven Classic Jewish Responses Upon Hearing Bad News |
5/20/22 |
Behar | The "Borscht Belt" and the World to Come |
5/13/22 |
Emor | Then Things You May Not Know About a Kohen |
5/05/22 |
Kedoshim | "Press Any Key To Abort" |
4/15/22 |
Passover Issue | Nishmas and the Pope |
4/07/22 |
Metzora | Talk is Cheep |
4/01/22 |
Tazria | Childbirth 101 |
3/25/22 |
Shemini | Get The Job Done! |
3/18/22 |
Purim Issue | How Not To Stop An Intermarriage |
3/11/22 |
Vayikra | Amalek and Genocide |
3/04/22 |
Pekudei | FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBOS MEAL: “Don’t Give Up! The Messiah is Coming Soon” |
2/25/22 |
Vayakhel | Three From Rabbi Zee - FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBOS MEAL: “Why do we Light Shabbos Candles on Friday Night?” |
2/18/22 |
Ki Sisa | Three from Rabbi Zee |
2/11/22 |
Tetzaveh | Three (Unrelated Torah Thoughts) From Rabbi Zee |
1/28/22 |
Mishpatim | Fifteen Things You Need to Know About Shemittas Kesafim |
1/20/22 |
Yisro | The "Baruch Hashem" Jew |
1/14/22 |
Beshalach | End of Days 101 |
1/07/22 |
Bo | It's Not Too Late ... |
12/31/21 |
Va'eira | Jews on Krak |
12/23/21 |
Shemos | The Book of Names? |
12/17/21 |
Vayechi | "Social Commentary" of the Talmud |
12/10/21 |
Vayigash | Making Aliyah - Moving Up in the World |
11/26/21 |
Vayeishev | "Dearly Beloved" and Other Redundancies |
11/19/21 |
Vayishlach | “ANTI-SEMITISM: The Haters Gonna Hate…” |
11/12/21 |
Vayeitzei | What They Never Told You About Jewish Weddings |
11/05/21 |
Toldos | Do I Have to Listen to my Parents? |
10/29/21 |
Chayei Sarah | What's so Great about Daf Yomi? |
10/22/21 |
Vayeira | Cholent on Jeopardy! |
10/14/21 |
Lech Lecha | Amazing Hashgachah Pratis (Divine Providence)! |
9/24/21 |
Sukkos Issue | "Mi Sukkah Es Su Sukkah!" |
9/15/21 |
Yom Kippur Issue | CHARATA (Regret): The First Principle of Teshuva (Repentance) |
9/10/21 |
Vayeilech | " I Believe in WHAT?! " The Meaning if the Word AMEN |
9/03/21 |
Nitzavim/Rosh HAshana Issue | Rosh Hashana and the Taliban |
8/27/21 |
Ki Savo | Building a Bayis Ne'eman B'Yisroel |
8/20/21 |
Ki Seitzei | The Three-Day-A-Year Relationship |
8/13/21 |
Shoftim | Judaism in Thirds |
8/06/21 |
Re'eh | Honey, I Bought the Land of Israel |
7/30/21 |
Eikev | Mourning and Consolation 101 |
7/16/21 |
Devarim | Deuteronomy and the Sixth Millennium |
7/09/21 |
Mattos - Masei | Brainwashing is a Good Thing... |
7/02/21 |
Pinchas | Life's Little Instruction E-mail |
6/25/21 |
Balak | To Sew a Few Buttons? |
6/18/21 |
Chukas | Supporting Torah Study: The Greatest ZECHUS (Merit) |
6/11/21 |
Korach | "Grounds" For an Argument |
6/04/21 |
Shelach | Talmud Torah: Setting Fixed Times for Torah Study |
5/28/21 |
Be'haaloscha (5781) | Reb Moshe and the Goral Ha'Gra: An Amazing Story |
5/21/21 |
Nasso (5781) | "Live Long & Prosper!" |
5/14/21 |
Bamidbar (5781) | My Personal Plea to the Jewish People |
5/07/21 |
Behar-Bechukosai | The Stampede in Tanzania and Jewish Unity |
4/30/21 |
Emor | "Genesis" and Beyond: Th Many Names of The Books of The Torah |
4/22/21 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim | G-D: The Silent Partner |
4/16/21 |
Tazria-Metzora | The Jewish Way of Counting Days, Months, Years |
4/08/21 |
Shemini | Pirkei Avos ("Ethics of the Fathers") Torah That Can Change Your Life |
3/26/21 |
Tzav/Passover Issue | Days of Our Lives |
3/19/21 |
Vayikra | Searching for Chametz: Are We Missing the Boat? |
3/12/21 |
Vayakhel-Pekudei | To be New and Young Again |
3/05/21 |
Ki Sisa | Of Palindromes and Ponzi Schemes |
2/28/21 |
Tetzaveh/Purim Issue | “KLOPPING HAMAN†AND OTHER JEWISH CUSTOMS |
2/18/21 |
Terumah/Zachor | Evolution and Amalek |
2/12/21 |
Mishpatim | “Trumped-UP†Charges and "Capitol Punishment" |
2/05/21 |
Yisro | Lesson of the Miraculous Luchos (Tablets) |
1/29/21 |
Beshalach | Eat, Drink, and be Merry for Tomorrow We Diet... |
1/22/21 |
Bo | Seven Things You May Not Know about Passover Night |
1/15/21 |
Va'eira | Let's Pray for Government! |
1/07/21 |
Shemos | If We Don't Learn From Our Past... We're History! |
1/01/21 |
Vayechi | "Ethical Wills" in Judaism |
12/25/20 |
Vayigash | Jewish "Fast Days" You Likely Never Heard Of |
12/18/20 |
Miketz | Rabbi Zee's Takeaway Mashal and Message for Chanukah |
12/11/20 |
Vayeishev/Chanukah Issue | Politically Incorrect Chanukah |
12/04/20 |
Vayishlach | Priceless! |
11/27/20 |
Vayeitzei | The Tzaddik and the Stones |
11/20/20 |
Toldos | Every Breath You Take |
11/13/20 |
Chayei Sarah | Death and Marriage: A Comparison |
11/06/20 |
Vayeira | Do One Thing Really, Really Well |
10/30/20 |
Lech Lecha | Then Things You May Not Know About Rabbis |
10/23/20 |
Noach | Noach The "Zookeeper" and Other Tough Jobs |
10/16/20 |
Bereshis | A Book is a Man's Best Friend |
10/09/20 |
Succos/Hoshana Rabba | Prayer and the "Aravah Branch" of Judaism |
10/02/20 |
Succos | Politically Incorrect Succos: THE “SEVENTY BULLS†AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD |
9/25/20 |
Haazinu/Yom Kippur Issue | A Blessing on your Head... |
9/18/20 |
Rosh Hashanah | The Shofar and the Chauffeur |
9/11/20 |
Nitzavim- Vayeilech | Labels are for Garments! |
9/04/20 |
Ki Savo | The True Measure of a Man |
8/28/20 |
Ki Seitzei | How to Make your Spouse Happy |
8/21/20 |
Shoftim | The Last Day of Your Life! |
8/14/20 |
Re'eh | Jews, Charity and the Number 18 |
8/07/20 |
Eikev | The Time is NOW! |
7/28/20 |
Tisha B'Av Issue | The Final Prophecy |
7/24/20 |
Devarim | Pentateuch? What's Pentateuch? |
7/17/20 |
Mattos- Masei | The Story of Rachel, The Wife of Rabbi Akiva |
7/10/20 |
Pinchas | How to Find Answers to Our Spiritual Dilemmas |
7/01/20 |
Chukas- Balak | "Sing Your Own Song!" |
6/26/20 |
Korach | Teachable (Torah) Moments |
6/19/20 |
Shelach | Tzitzis: The Mitzvah With The Strings Attached |
6/12/20 |
Beha'alosecha | Seven Things You Might Not Know About The Tribe of Levi |
6/05/20 |
Naso | Making Us Laugh Again |
5/22/20 |
Bamidbar | What, Me Worry? |
5/14/20 |
Behar- Bechukosai | The Gift |
5/08/20 |
Emor | The Center of Judaism |
5/01/20 |
Acharei Mos- Kedoshim | Polygamy in Jewish History |
4/24/20 |
Tazria-Metzora | Talmudic Advice for What to Do During a Plague |
4/08/20 |
Passover Issue | Matza: Doing it Right, on Passover Night! |
4/02/20 |
Tzav | Four Stories About Jews and "Monetary Loss" |
3/27/20 |
Vayikra | Asher Yatzar: Protection from Viruses and Disease |
3/20/20 |
Vayakhel-Pekudei | Passover in Egypt: The First "Quarantine" in History |
3/12/20 |
Ki Sisa | Come Again? Reincarnation in Judaism |
3/05/20 |
Tetzaveh | The "Narrowness" of Amalek |
2/28/20 |
Terumah | Don't Worry, Be Jewish! |
2/21/20 |
Mishpatim | An Eye for an Eye? |
2/14/20 |
Yisro | Timeless Torah or "Old" Testament |
2/07/20 |
Beshalach | Maimonides' Guarantee |
1/31/20 |
Bo | Jew Wants to be a Millionaire |
1/24/20 |
Va'eira | Ten Things You May Not Know About The Ten Plagues in Egypt |
1/17/20 |
Shemos | A Rabbi and His Staff |
1/10/20 |
Vayechi | Dead Bodies on a Plane |
1/03/20 |
Vayigash | A Blessing on POTUS |
12/26/19 |
Miketz | Chanukah Issue |
12/20/19 |
Vayeishev | The "Birthday Parties" of the Ksav Sofer |
12/13/19 |
Vayishlach | Where Are Your Dishes? |
12/06/19 |
Vayeitzei | Marriage Prep 101 |
11/29/19 |
Toldos | The Chafetz Chaim's "Prayer Guarantee" |
11/21/19 |
Chayei Sarah | The Chazon Ish, Ben-Gurion, and the "Status Quo" |
11/15/19 |
Vayeira | Abraham and Sarah's Hachnosas Orchim (Hospitality) Guide |
11/08/19 |
Lech Lecha | Are You an "Independent Thinker"? |
11/01/19 |
Noach | Rainbow in the Cloud |
10/25/19 |
Bereishit (5780) | Of Cain and Canines: The First Pet in History |
10/11/19 |
Ha'azinu + Sukkot | Ten Things You May Not Know About The Sukkah |
10/04/19 |
Vayelech + Yom Kippur Issue | Day of Atonement and Smoked Fish |
9/27/19 |
Nitzavim + Rosh Hashanah Issue | Aleinu: The Most "Politically Incorrect" Prayer of All |
9/20/19 |
Ki Savo | The Shofar and the Resurrection |
9/13/19 |
Ki Seitzei | The Get We Never Got |
9/06/19 |
Shoftim (5779) | Teshuvah: G-d's Amazing Gift to Mankind |
8/30/19 |
Re'eh (5779) | Bibi Does Shabbos |
8/23/19 |
Eikev | Heavenly Manna and Life Insurance |
8/16/19 |
Va’eschanan | The Haftaros of Consolation and the "Missing 165 Years" |
8/09/19 |
Devarim (5779) | Senseless Hatred 101 |
8/02/19 |
Mattos-Masei (5779) | Sand and the Jewish People |
7/26/19 |
Pinchas (5779) | Put Your Finger in Your Ear! |
7/19/19 |
Balak (5779) | How "Goodly" Are Thy Bible Translations |
7/12/19 |
Chukas (5779) | Ten Things To Know About Moses' Older Sister Miriam |
7/05/19 |
Korach (5779) | Why Jews Love to Throw Stuff at the Bride and Groom |
6/28/19 |
Shelach (5779) | Walk like a Jew, Talk Like a Jew ... Part 2 |
6/21/19 |
Behaalotcha (5779) | Walk like a Jew, Talk like a Jew .... |
6/14/19 |
Nasso (5779) | The Next Jewish Holiday is ...? |
6/07/19 |
Bamidbar - Shavuos Edition 5779 | Take Two Tablets... |
5/30/19 |
Bechukosai (5778) | Earthquakes in the Land of Israel |
5/24/19 |
Behar (5779) | Flowers at the Gravesites: A Jewish Thing? |
5/17/19 |
Emor 5779 | The story of Avraham Ben Avraham: The Ger Tzedek of Vilna |
5/10/19 |
Kedoshim | Shuls Have Rules |
5/03/19 |
Achrei Mot | Chillin’ In The World To Come |
4/18/19 |
Pesach Edition | Passover Eggs |
4/12/19 |
Metzora (Hagadol) 5779 | The Scariest Thing You'll Ever Read |
4/05/19 |
Tazria (Hachodesh) 5779 | Fifteen things you may not know about Passover, Matzah and Marror |
3/29/19 |
Shemini (Parah) 5779 | The “Octomom†and the Exodus |
3/22/19 |
Tzav (Purim Edition) 5779 | Ree Threasons For Pinking on Drurim |
3/15/19 |
Vayikra (Zachor) 5779 | Prayer: Wanted Dead or Alive! |
3/08/19 |
Pekudei (5779) | Simple Mistakes, Sincere Intentions |
3/01/19 |
Vayakheil (5779) Shekalim | Shidduch 101 |
2/22/19 |
Ki Sisa (5779) | Parkinson's Insights |
2/15/19 |
Tetzaveh (5779) | Clothes Encounters of the Torah Kind |
2/08/19 |
Terumah (5779) | The Best Thing You Can Do For A Departed One |
2/01/19 |
Mishpatim (5779) | "Kosher" Foods: What They Never Taught in Hebrew School |
1/25/19 |
Yisro (5779) | The 10 = 613 + 7 Commandments |
1/18/19 |
Beshalach (5779) | A Powerful "Paraoh"llel |
1/11/19 |
Bo (5779) | The Flight From Egypt and the Little "Black Box" |
1/04/19 |
Va'eira (5779) | New Year's vs. Rosh Hashanah |
12/28/18 |
Shemos (5779) | Jewish Abortions and Pharaoh's "Midwife Crisis" |
12/21/18 |
Vayechi (5779) | "Bless Up" |
12/14/18 |
Vayigash (5779) | "Joe Cool" |
12/07/18 |
Mikeitz (Chanukah) 5779 | An Open Letter to Adam Sandler |
11/30/18 |
Vayeishev (5779) | Midrash: The Story Behind the Story |
11/23/18 |
Vayishlach (5779) | Why Do You Ask My Name? |
11/16/18 |
Vayeitzei (5779) | Marriage Prep in Mesopotamia |
11/09/18 |
Toldos (5779) | Why Jews Don't Proselytize |
11/01/18 |
Chayei Sara (5779) | Oy, Canada! |
10/26/18 |
Vayeira (5779) | Abraham and "Religious Coercion" |
10/19/18 |
Lech Lecha (5779) | Ewe Again? Cloning and Making Souls |
10/12/18 |
Noach (5779) | The Tower of Babel and other True Bible Stories |
10/05/18 |
Bereishit (5779) | Resting for Dummies |
9/21/18 |
Haazinu (5779) Sukkot Edition | Hebrew and Yiddish Sabbath and Holiday Greetings 101 |
9/14/18 |
Vayeilech (5779) Yom Kippur Edition | King Kong, Yom Kippur and the "Real You" |
9/07/18 |
Nitzavim (5778) Rosh Hashanah Edition | Rosh Hashanah: Putting Life Into Proper Perspective |
9/03/18 |
Ki Tavo (5778) | Trial Prep for Rosh Hashanah |
8/24/18 |
Ki Teitzei (5778) | The Honeymoon vs. Sheva Berachos |
8/17/18 |
Shoftim (5778) | "I Used to Sin, But Now I Don't Do That Anymore!" |
8/10/18 |
Re'eh (5778) | Bagels and (Side)Locks |
8/03/18 |
Eikev (5778) | Choose Wisely! |
7/27/18 |
Va'etchanan (Nachamu) 5778 | The Weird and Wacky Wisdom of Jewish Rituals |
7/20/18 |
Devarim (5778) | Now You Siyum, Now You Don't! |
7/12/18 |
Mattos-Massei (5778) | Have You Moved To Israel Yet? |
7/06/18 |
Pinchas (5778) | The Three Saddest Weeks in the Jewish Calendar |
6/29/18 |
Balak (5778) | Public Speaking 101 |
6/22/18 |
Chukas (5778) | Are We There Yet? |
6/15/18 |
Korach (5778) | Korach and the Knesset |
6/08/18 |
Shelach (5778) | Will you be able to take a stand? |
6/01/18 |
Behaaloscha (5778) | Tosefes Shabbos: The Jewish Litmus Test |
5/25/18 |
Nasso (5778) | Monkey Business |
5/18/18 |
Bamidbar (Shavuot Edition) 5778 | Mount Sinai and the UN |
5/11/18 |
Behar-Bechukosai (5778) | Ona'as Devarim: Words CAN Hurt! |
5/04/18 |
Emor (5778) | You Can Say That Again! |
4/27/18 |
Acharei-Kedoshim (5778) | My Mother In-Law IS Your Mother In-Law! |
4/19/18 |
Tazria-Metzora (5778) | "Press Any Key to Abort" |
4/19/18 |
Shemini (5778) | A Holocaust Lesson |
4/18/18 |
Tzav (Hagadol) 5778 | TZAV – THE ONE-WORD ANSWER TO THE JEWISH CONTINUITY CRISIS |
4/01/18 |
Pesach Edition | Elijah's Cup: A Passover Story |
3/16/18 |
Vayikra (Hachodesh) 5778 | Animal Sacrifices and the Daily Prayers: A Korban Copy |
3/09/18 |
Vahakhel - Pikudei (Parah) 5778 | The Blessing of a Tzaddik |
3/02/18 |
Ki Tisa (5778) | The "Who's Who" of the Jewish People |
2/23/18 |
Tetzaveh (Zachor) 5778 | Chutzpah |
2/16/18 |
Terumah (5778) | The Ark and the Table: How do you measure up? |
2/09/18 |
Mishpatim (Shekalim) 5778 | South Korea and the Talmud |
2/02/18 |
Yisro (5778) | What Are Parents For? |
1/26/18 |
Beshalach (5778) | Just Don't Get in G-d's Way! |
1/19/18 |
Bo (5778) | Tefillin: Men in Black |
1/12/18 |
Vaeira (5778) | Jews & Beards |
1/05/18 |
Shemos (5778) | Pharoah and the Jews: Too Busy to Think |
12/29/17 |
Vayechi (5778) | Will the Real Messiah Please Stand Up? |
12/22/17 |
Vayigash (5778) | Who Will Be The "Zaidy"s of our Children? |
12/12/17 |
Mikeitz (Chanukah) 5778 | A "Spin" on the Dreidel and other Chanukah Customs |
12/08/17 |
Vayeishev (5778) | Facebook "Friends and True Friendships |
12/01/17 |
Vayishlach (5778) | This Holiday Season ... Give the Gift of Bitachon |
11/24/17 |
Vayeitzei (5778) | "Hey, Jew!" |
11/17/17 |
Toldos (5778) | A Mystical Look at Life Inside the Womb |
11/10/17 |
Chayei Sara (5778) | Days of our Lives |
11/03/17 |
Vayeira (5778) | Kiruv: Why We Do It |
10/27/17 |
Lech Lecha (5778) | "Go For Yourself" - The Stuff That Jews Are Made Of |
10/20/17 |
Noach (5778) | Pru U'rvu: What They Never Taught You in Hebrew School |
10/10/17 |
- Sukkot 5778 | Happiness is ... Sitting in the Sukkah |
9/29/17 |
Yom Kippur (5778) | READ THIS! It May Change Your Life! |
9/20/17 |
Haazinu - Rosh Hashanah (5778) | Tashlich Lessons |
9/15/17 |
Nitzavim-Vayeilech (5777) | Starting at the Finish Line |
9/08/17 |
Ki Tavo (5777) | It's All Decided on Rosh Hashanah |
9/01/17 |
Ki Teitzei (5777) | Take My Son, Please! |
8/25/17 |
Shoftim (5777) | Ten Things You May Not Know About Teshuvah (Repentance) |
8/18/17 |
Reeh (5777) | Why We Make No Blessing On The Mitzvah of Tzedakah |
8/11/17 |
Eikev (5777) | Don't Sell Yourself Short! |
8/02/17 |
VaEtchanan (Nachamu) 5777 | The Holy Temple Rebuilt: Will We Live To See It? |
7/26/17 |
Bamidbar (5777) | You Be The Judge! |
7/21/17 |
Matos-Masei (5777) | Eretz Yisrael: The "Supernatural" Land |
7/14/17 |
Pinchas (5777) | Imagine |
7/07/17 |
Balak (5777) | Curses, Curses, Curses ... |
6/30/17 |
Chukas (5777) | Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child? |
6/22/17 |
Korach (5777) | How to Fight Right |
6/16/17 |
Shelach (5777) | Making Fun of the Dead |
6/09/17 |
BeHaalotcha (5777) | Your Ticket to Heaven |
5/26/17 |
Bamidbar (Shavuot) 5777 | Shavuot: The Forgotten Jewish Holiday? |
5/19/17 |
Behar-Bechukotai (5777) | Racking Up Those Mitzvahs! |
5/12/17 |
Emor (5777) | (Jewish) Mother's Day |
5/05/17 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5777) | Jews and Tattoos |
4/28/17 |
Tazria-Metzora (5777) | Taboo or not Taboo:The Jewish "Family Purity" Laws |
4/21/17 |
Shemini (5777) | Silence and Mourning |
4/07/17 |
-- Pesach (5777) | Pesach: Time to "Pass Over" Judaism to the Next Generation |
3/30/17 |
Vayikra (5777) | Torah 101: A Student's Guide to Spiritual Growth |
3/24/17 |
Vayakheil-Pekudei (5777) | Blessings: Shortcuts to God |
3/17/17 |
Ki Tisa (5777) | Is Judaism for Kids? |
3/10/17 |
Tetzaveh (5777) | Ivanka and the Purim Miracle |
3/03/17 |
Terumah (5777) | Fake News and Real Jews |
2/24/17 |
Mishpatim (5777) | More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye |
2/17/17 |
Yisro (5777) | The Lesson of the "Humiliated" Stones |
2/10/17 |
Beshalach (5777) | Fifteen Things You May Not Know About Pomegranates |
2/03/17 |
Bo (5777) | Remember the Exodus! |
1/27/17 |
Vaeira (5777) | What's in a Hebrew Name? |
1/20/17 |
Shemos (5777) | The Messiah is Living Among Us! |
1/13/17 |
Vayechi (5777) | Havdallah and Your Soul |
1/06/17 |
Vayigash (5777) | Euthenasia: Mercy or Murder? |
12/30/16 |
Mikeitz (5777) | Joseph and the Expanding ANI |
12/23/16 |
Vayaishev (5777) | COSMIC CONSEQUENCES |
12/16/16 |
Vayishlach (5777) | Dust in the Wind |
12/09/16 |
Vayeitzei (5777) | The Story Behind the name Adina |
12/02/16 |
Toldot (5777) | The 'Right' Age to Marry |
11/25/16 |
Chayei Sara (5777) | What Are Friends For? |
11/15/16 |
Vayeira (5777) | The Two Obligations of Chinuch Habanim |
11/11/16 |
Lech Lecha (5777) | Of Dogs and "Aufruf" |
11/04/16 |
Noach (5777) | Vegetarianism and Judaism - Do They Mix? |
10/28/16 |
Bereishis (5777) | Adam & Eve: The Original "Adam's Family" |
10/14/16 |
-- Sukkot (5777) | Suicide Bombings and the "Clouds of Glory" |
10/09/16 |
-- Yom Kippur (5777) | A Fish Tale for Yom "Kipper" |
10/07/16 |
Vayeilech (5777) | The Last Commandment |
9/30/16 |
Nitzavim (5776) | The Blessing and the Curse |
9/23/16 |
Ki Tavo (5776) | How to Annul All Harsh Decrees This Rosh Hashanah |
9/16/16 |
Ki Teitzei (5776) | Traditional Jewish Burial vs Cremation: A "Burning" Issue |
9/09/16 |
Shoftim (5776) | Do You Believe in Teshuvah? |
9/02/16 |
Reeh (5776) | Prepare Yourselves ... The Day of Judgment is Coming!! |
8/26/16 |
Eikev (5776) | Dining in the Dark |
8/19/16 |
VaEtchanan (Nachamu) 5776 | The Jewish People's Identity Crisis |
8/10/16 |
Devarim (Chazon) 5776 | What's a "Shalom Zachor"? |
8/05/16 |
Matos-Masei (5776) | The Most Glorious Nation on Earth |
8/01/16 |
Pinchas (5776 | Hillary, Trump and the Lack of True Leadership |
7/22/16 |
Balak (5776) | Harry Potter and the Talking Donkey |
7/15/16 |
Chukas (5776) | Torah and Technology |
7/05/16 |
Korach (5776) | Of Pigeons and Priests: Redemption of the Firstborn |
7/01/16 |
Shelach (5776) | Only Passing Through ... |
6/24/16 |
Behaalotcha (5776) | Judaism Unchanged |
6/17/16 |
Nasso (5776) | A Spirit of Foolishness |
6/10/16 |
Bamidbar (Shavuot) 5776 | Mount Sinai: Over Our Heads |
6/03/16 |
Bechukotai (5776) | Happy 3328th Anniversary |
5/26/16 |
Behar (5776) | Judaism: The Seven-Year Religion? |
5/20/16 |
Emor (5776) | Tears |
5/13/16 |
Kedoshim (5776) | Correct Your Neighbor! |
5/06/16 |
Acharei Mos (5776) | Kollel: What is it and why is everybody doing it? |
5/05/16 |
Pesach (5776) | Hiddur Mitzvah: Making Our Mitzvos Great Again |
4/15/16 |
Metzora (5776) | Let Charlton Heston Go! |
4/08/16 |
Tazria (5776) | The Passover "Rush" |
4/01/16 |
Shemini (5776) | The "Wise Men" of Papunya |
3/23/16 |
Purim | Men are from Baghdad, Women are from Damascus |
3/18/16 |
Vayikra (5776) | Korbanos (Ritual Sacrifices): Are They a Thing of The Past? |
3/11/16 |
Pekudei (5776) | Team Jewish People |
3/03/16 |
Vayakheil (Shekalim) 5776 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY |
2/26/16 |
Ki Tisa (5776) | Ritual Hand-Washing and the Jews |
2/19/16 |
Tetzaveh (5776) | A Light Unto The Nations? |
2/12/16 |
Terumah (5776) | My Son, The Talmid Chacham (Torah Scholar) |
2/05/16 |
Mishpatim (5776) | What Happened to the Girgashi? |
1/29/16 |
Yisro (5776) | Murder, G-d Wrote |
1/22/16 |
Beshalach (5776) | "Doctor G-d" |
1/15/16 |
Bo (5776) | Snow White and the Seven Lessons |
1/10/16 |
Vaeira (5776) | Why Lashon Hara (Slander) is the Worst Sin Ever |
1/01/16 |
Shemos (5776) | Moses: The Early Years |
12/25/15 |
Vayechi (5776) | Christmas Eve or Nittel Nacht? |
12/17/15 |
Vayigash (5776) | Leap (Year) of Faith |
12/11/15 |
Mikeitz (5776) | WE ARE FAMILY |
12/04/15 |
Vayeishev (5776) | An Incredible Story Within a Story |
11/27/15 |
Vayishlach (5776) | The First Wrestling Match in History |
11/20/15 |
Vayeitzei (5776) | Two "Small" Blessings That Last a Lifetime |
11/13/15 |
Toldos (5776) | "My Son, The Hunter?" |
11/06/15 |
Chayei Sara (5776) | Maimonides and the Arabs |
10/30/15 |
Vayeira (5776) | Lot's Daughters: The Story Behind the Story |
10/23/15 |
Lech Lecha (5776) | Lessons from the Life of Rabbi Meir Schapiro Z"TL |
10/16/15 |
Noach (5776) | The Jews & The Jays |
10/09/15 |
Bereishis (5776) | Shabbos: A Jew's Business |
9/25/15 |
Haazinu (Sukkot) 5776 | Be Happy!!! |
9/18/15 |
Vayeilech - Shuva (5776) | One Step at a Time |
9/10/15 |
Nitzavim - Rosh Hashanah (5776) | An Amazing Torah Prophecy: Many Happy "Returns" |
9/04/15 |
Ki Savo (5776) | Tefillin in Your Head |
8/28/15 |
Ki Teitzei (5775) | King David: He Wrote The Songs That Make The Whole World Sing |
8/21/15 |
Shoftim (5775) | The Torah Goes Green |
8/14/15 |
Reeh (5775) | Right Between the Eyes! |
8/07/15 |
Eikev (5775) | Got Cholent? ... Why Jews Eat The Foods We Do |
7/31/15 |
Va�eschanan (5775) | Yearning for the Messiah |
7/24/15 |
Devarim (5775) | Famous Last Words |
7/17/15 |
Matos-Masei (5775) | The Gift of Speech |
7/10/15 |
Pinchas (5775) | Fargin |
7/02/15 |
Balak (5775) | The 17th of Tammuz and the 4th of July |
6/26/15 |
Chukas (5775) | The First Marital Therapist in History |
6/19/15 |
Korach (5775) | Hair |
6/12/15 |
Shelach (5775) | Spy in the Land of Israel |
6/01/15 |
Behaaloscha (5775) | Of Prophets and Dreamers |
5/29/15 |
Nasso (5775) | You Can't Take It With You |
5/22/15 |
Shavuos (5775) | Kerias HaTorah (The Reading of The Torah): What They Never Taught us in Hebrew School |
5/15/15 |
Behar-Bechukotai (5775) | Public Service Announcement! |
5/08/15 |
Emor (5775) | "Kohein" |
4/30/15 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5775) | Knowing Me, Knowing You ... |
4/24/15 |
Tazria - Metzora (5775) | The Final Song |
4/17/15 |
Shemini (5775) | What a Different World It Would Be ... |
4/03/15 |
Pesach 5775 | Dayeinu: "Itemizing" Our Way to True Happiness |
3/27/15 |
Tzav [Hagadol] 5775 | R' Naphtali Ropshitzer's Pre-Pesach Lesson |
3/20/15 |
Vayikra [Haachodesh] 5775 | When There's A Will ... |
3/13/15 |
Vayakheil-Pekudei (5775) | A Real "Bull" Story |
3/06/15 |
Ki Sisa - Purim (5775) | Purim Versus Halloween |
2/27/15 |
Tetzaveh (5775) | �SHUT UP!� |
2/20/15 |
Terumah (5775) | Judaism is NOT a Religion |
2/13/15 |
Mishpatim (5775) | The Majority and the Truth |
2/06/15 |
Yisro (5775) | The 10 Commandments: An Early Christian Myth |
1/30/15 |
Beshalach (5775) | Kol Isha |
1/23/15 |
Bo (5775) | The Girl Who Cried Wolf: A Talmudic Tale |
1/16/15 |
Vaeira (5775) | "Mishan" Possible |
1/09/15 |
Shemos (5775) | Take Your Shoes Off!! |
1/02/15 |
Vayechi (5775) | My Son, The Rabbi |
12/26/14 |
Vayigash (5775) | The "Shema": The Jewish Response to Life's Most Difficult Question |
12/19/14 |
Mikeitz (5775) | Joseph and the "One-Life Ticket" |
12/12/14 |
Vayeishev (5775) | Joseph's Coat of Many Colors: A Lesson in Envy |
12/05/14 |
Vayishlach (5775) | Anti-Semitism: Is it here to stay? |
11/28/14 |
Vayeitzei (5775) | A Boy Named "Thanks" |
11/21/14 |
Toldos (5775) | Rabbi Chaim Vital on the Arab-Israeli Conflict |
11/14/14 |
Chayei Sara (5775) | "IF" |
11/07/14 |
Vayeira (5775) | Unveiling the "Unveiling" |
10/30/14 |
Lech Lecha (5775) | "Star Search" |
10/24/14 |
Noach (5775) | Long Live Longevity! |
10/08/14 |
-- Sukkot | Eiruv Tavshilin and the Messianic Age |
10/03/14 |
-- Yom Kippur | Are You Dying to Know What Life is All About? |
9/23/14 |
Haazinu & Rosh Hashanah | Jews, Brisket and the Day of Judgement |
9/19/14 |
Nitzavim - Vayeilech | The Longest Shabbos |
9/12/14 |
Ki Tavo (5774) | Arranged Marriage |
9/05/14 |
Ki Teitzei (5774) | An Ox and A Donkey |
8/29/14 |
Shoftim (5774) | The Complete Idiot's Guide to The First Blessing of The Amidah |
8/22/14 |
Re-eh (5774) | What's in a Name (of G-d)? |
8/15/14 |
Eikev (5774) | Sink or Swim |
8/08/14 |
Va�eschanan (5774) | The Mourning After Tisha B'Av |
8/01/14 |
Devarim (5774) | "Like a Single Person, With a Single Desire" |
7/25/14 |
Masei (5774) | Journeys |
7/18/14 |
Mattos (5774) | Prayer: Our True Protective Edge |
7/11/14 |
Pinchas (5774) | Everything Counts |
7/04/14 |
Balak (5774) | Missionaries at Walmart |
6/26/14 |
Chukas (5774) | Blood Libels, Kidnappings and the Jewish People |
6/20/14 |
Korach (5774) | Resurrection |
6/13/14 |
Shelach (5774) | Judaism & Asking Questions |
6/06/14 |
Behaaloscha (5774) | "When I Have Some Time to Think, I'll Think About Thinking" |
5/30/14 |
Nasso (5774) | That's Amore! |
5/23/14 |
Bamidbar (5774) | A Mitzvah for the Birds |
5/15/14 |
Bechokotai (5774) | "Amelia Bedelia" and the Oral Tradition |
5/09/14 |
Behar (5774) | Honey, I Bought the Land of Israel |
5/02/14 |
Emor (5774) | Sefiras Ha'Omer: Living in the Now! |
4/25/14 |
Kedoshim (5774) | How To Love Your Neighbor Even When You Can't Stand Him |
4/11/14 |
Acharei Mos (Pesach Edition) 5774 | �In Your Blood You Shall Live" |
4/04/14 |
Metzora (5774) | How To Pray For a Sick Person |
3/28/14 |
Tazria (5774) | �Oneg"s and Anagrams |
3/21/14 |
Shemini (5774) | Kosher Giraffes and "Mikvah Jews" |
3/14/14 |
Tzav (5774) | OBAMACHASHVEIROSH (A Purim Parody) |
3/04/14 |
Vayikra (5774) | Synagogues Flowing With Leaven and Honey |
2/27/14 |
Pekudei (5774) | Happy Days Are Here Again |
2/21/14 |
Vayakhel | Shabbos: "Head" of the Week |
2/14/14 |
Ki Sisa (5774) | The Big Question: Who wrote the Torah? |
2/07/14 |
Tetzaveh (5774) | "Wise-Hearted" Jews and Olympic Wannabees |
1/31/14 |
Terumah (5774) | What Ilan Ramon Taught Us All |
1/24/14 |
Mishpatim (5774) | Riddles for Yiddles |
1/17/14 |
Yisro (5774) | The Princess & the Pauper: A Lesson in Faith |
1/10/14 |
Beshalach (5774) | Matchmaking and the Splitting of the Red Sea |
1/03/14 |
Bo (5774) | Birthday Parties: A Torah "How To" Guide |
12/27/13 |
Vaeira (5774) | YIDDISH: The "Holy" Language |
12/20/13 |
Shemos (5774) | The Secret to a Long Lasting Marriage |
12/20/13 |
Shemos (5774) | The Secret to a Long Lasting Marriage |
12/13/13 |
Vayechi (5774) | Asarah B'Teves: The Writing on the Wall |
12/06/13 |
Vayigash (5774) | The Godfather and The Rabbi |
11/29/13 |
Mikeitz (Chanukah) 5774 | Politically Incorrect Chanukah |
11/22/13 |
Vayeishev (5774) | Yeshiva: Torah Education for Every Jew |
11/15/13 |
Vayishlach (5774) | Guns N' Moses |
11/08/13 |
Vayeitzei (5774) | A Life Lesson From Jacob & Rachel |
11/01/13 |
Toldos (5774) | Great Jewish Noses |
10/25/13 |
Chayei Sara (5774) | Eulogy 101 |
10/18/13 |
Vayeira (5774) | Liar Liar - When it's OK to Bend the Truth |
10/11/13 |
Lech Lecha (5774) | It's all in the Roots |
10/04/13 |
Noach (5774) | Pretty (Spiritual) Woman |
9/18/13 |
- Sukkot (5774) | The Double-take Mitzvah |
9/13/13 |
Yom Kippur 5774 | The Marvelous Opportunity of Yom Kippur |
9/03/13 |
Rosh Hashana 5774 | A Vocal Cry for Personal Reinvention |
8/30/13 |
Nitzavim-Vayeilech (5773) | Little Orphan AMEN |
8/23/13 |
Ki Savo (5773) | Hagbaha: An "Uplifting" Message |
8/16/13 |
Ki Seitzei (5773) | Teshuva: Coming Home |
8/09/13 |
Shoftim (5773) | Elul: The Beginning of the Jewish "Tourist Season" |
8/02/13 |
Re-eh (5773) | The Fire That Just Won't Go Out |
7/26/13 |
Eikev (5773) | TV Is Bad For Your Child's Health |
7/19/13 |
Va-eschanan (5773) | "Honor Your (Difficult) Father and Your (Difficult) Mother" |
7/12/13 |
Devarim (5773) | How to Change the World in Six (Easy) Steps |
7/05/13 |
Matos - Masei (5773) | Kosher: Blessed by a Rabbi? |
6/28/13 |
Pinchas (5773) | "Wedding Smashers" |
6/21/13 |
Balak (5773) | Abraham and the Sorcerer |
6/14/13 |
Chukas (5773) | Cows, Snakes, and Know it alls |
6/07/13 |
Korach (5773) | Jealosy, Desire and Honor |
5/31/13 |
Shelach (5773) | Avoiding the Challenge |
5/24/13 |
Behaaloscha (5773) | Choices |
5/17/13 |
Nasso (5773) | Do The Right Thing ... No Matter What |
5/10/13 |
Bamidbar (5773) | The Jews and Mount Sinai (Hospital) |
5/03/13 |
Behar - Bechokosai (5773) | The Torah and the Leafs |
4/26/13 |
Emor (5773) | What Rashb"i Taught Us |
4/19/13 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5773) | Torah Therapy |
4/12/13 |
Tazria - Metzora (5773) | What to Expect When Expecting ... The Messiah |
4/05/13 |
Shemini (5773) | Get The Job Done! |
3/22/13 |
Tzav - Passover Edition (5773) | The Miracle of the Splitting of the Horse? |
3/15/13 |
Vayikra (5773) | Ritual Reality |
3/08/13 |
Vayakhel-Pekudei (Hachodesh) 5773 | Geulah On My Mind |
3/01/13 |
Ki Tisa (Parah) 5773 | Come Again? Reincarnation in Judaism |
2/22/13 |
Tetzaveh (Purim Edition) 5773 | Who is a Jew? |
2/15/13 |
Terumah (5773) | The Torah Army |
2/08/13 |
Mishpatim (5773) | Kidnapping Your Kid |
2/01/13 |
Yisro (5773) | In-Laws: You Gotta Love 'Em! |
1/25/13 |
Beshalach (5773) | If You Build it, They Will Come |
1/18/13 |
Bo (5773) | The Ten Plagues: Rated "R" for Retribution |
1/11/13 |
Vaeira (5773) | Prayer for the "Emotionally-Challenged" |
1/04/13 |
Shemos (5773) | The Book of Names? |
12/28/12 |
Vayechi (5773) | Illness: Nothing to Sneeze at |
12/21/12 |
Vayigash (5773) | Y6K - The Jewish Doomsday |
12/14/12 |
Mikeitz (5773) | The December Dilemma |
12/07/12 |
Vayeishev (5773) | Shalsheles: Another Link in the Chain |
11/30/12 |
Vayishlach (5773) | Happy Everything! |
11/23/12 |
Vayeitzei (5773) | Yarmulka: The Best Coverage |
11/16/12 |
Toldos (5773) | Anybody Wanna Buy a Birthright? |
11/09/12 |
Chayei Sara (5773) | Get a Life! |
11/02/12 |
Vayeira (5773) | The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick) |
10/26/12 |
Lech Lecha (5773) | Have You Heard The Call? |
10/19/12 |
Noach (5773) | To Have and Have Not |
10/12/12 |
Bereishit (5773) | Ne'ilas Ha'Chag: Taking The Holiday's Lesson With Us |
10/05/12 |
- Simchat Torah Edition | "Everybody Dance Now ..." |
9/28/12 |
Haazinu (5773) | Cheit-Watchers: A Post Yom Kippur Cheit Loss Program |
9/24/12 |
- Yom Kippur (5773) | Thirteen: Judaism's Lucky Number |
9/21/12 |
Vayeilech / Yom Kippur Edition (5773) | The Completes Idiot's Guide to Teshuva and Changing your Life |
9/14/12 |
Rosh Hashanah 5773 | The King Who Was Lost in the Forest: A Rosh Hashanah Parable |
9/07/12 |
Ki Savo (5772) | The "One-Man Community" |
8/31/12 |
Ki Seitzei (5772) | The Wall |
8/24/12 |
Shoftim (5772) | See No Evil |
8/17/12 |
Re-eh (5772) | Rabbi Zee Meets the Zoo Rabbi |
8/10/12 |
Eikev (5772) | Just How "Free" is our "Free Will"? |
8/03/12 |
Va�eschanan (5772) | Shabbos is NOT a Day Off |
7/27/12 |
Devarim (5772) | True Olympic Heroes |
7/20/12 |
Matos-Masei (5772) | Receive The Torah Every Week |
7/13/12 |
Pinchas (5772) | The Messiah and the White House |
7/06/12 |
Balak (5772) | Listen to your Donkey! |
6/29/12 |
Chukas (5772) | Here Comes the Sun |
6/22/12 |
Korach (5772) | A Tale of Two Jews (And Three Opinions!) |
6/15/12 |
Shelach (5772) | It's All A Matter of Perspective |
6/08/12 |
Behaaloscha (5772) | Reb Yeruchom: The Man Who Knew Himself |
6/01/12 |
Nasso (5772) | Individuality and the Penguins |
5/25/12 |
Bamidbar (Shavuot) 5772 | A Personal Plea to the Jewish People |
5/18/12 |
Behar - Bechukosai (5772) | A Beautiful Midrash |
5/11/12 |
Emor (5772) | The Jews and the "Double Standard" |
5/04/12 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5772) | G-d: The Silent Partner |
4/27/12 |
Tazria-Metzora (5772) | Talk is "CHEEP" |
4/20/12 |
Shemini (5772) | Rabbi and Angel |
4/06/12 |
-- Pesach (5772) | Laptops and Doorstops and True Freedom |
3/30/12 |
Tzav [Hagadol] 5772 | The Better and the Bitter |
3/23/12 |
Vayikra (Hachodesh) [5772] | Havdalah and the Four Cups of Wine |
3/16/12 |
Vayakhel - Pekudei (5772) | Wait for it |
3/09/12 |
Purim (5772) | The Power of Prayer on Purim |
3/02/12 |
Tetzaveh (5772) | For Whom The Bells Toll |
2/24/12 |
Terumah (5772) | The Making of a "Jewish Home" |
2/17/12 |
Mishpatim (5772) | Here we go again ... |
2/10/12 |
Yisro (5772) | Whole Lotta Shuckelin' Goin' On |
2/03/12 |
Beshalach (5772) | Of Prophets And Maidservants |
1/27/12 |
Bo (5772) | Reparations: Ancient Egypt and the Nazis |
1/20/12 |
Vaeira (5772) | Jews on KRAK |
1/13/12 |
Shemos (5772) | Of Midwives and Matrilineal Descent |
1/06/12 |
Vayechi (5772) | Shabbos: It All Adds Up |
12/30/11 |
Vayigash (5772) | The Math Riddle of the Ibn Ezra |
12/16/11 |
Vayeishev (5772) | To Be A "Shomer Shabbos" Jew |
12/09/11 |
Vayishlach (5772) | The Jews and the (Winter) Blues |
12/02/11 |
Vayeitzei (5772) | I'm Lovin' It? |
11/25/11 |
Toldos (5772) | Rebecca: A True Jewish Mother |
11/18/11 |
Chayei Sara (5772) | Signs |
11/11/11 |
Vayeira (5772) | Sons-in Law and "Daughter-Takers" |
11/04/11 |
Lech Lecha (5772) | Jewish Pride? |
10/28/11 |
Noach (5772) | Brought to you by the number 70 ... |
10/18/11 |
Sukkot (5772) | Mi Sukkah Su Sukkah |
10/07/11 |
Yom Kippur (5772) | �Ball� Nidrei |
9/28/11 |
Rosh Hashanah 5772 | Urgent: Elul Recall Notice |
9/27/11 |
Rosh Hashanah 5772 | A Living Torah ... Forever |
9/23/11 |
Nitzavim - Vayeilech (5771) | How to Make Your Jewish New Year's Resolutions Stick |
9/16/11 |
Ki Savo (5771) | Rosh Hashanah and the Elections |
9/09/11 |
Ki Teitzei (5771) | The Three-a-Day-a-Year Relationship |
9/02/11 |
Shoftim (5771) | "Rabbinic Judaism": Do These Rabbis Think They're G-d? |
8/26/11 |
Re-eh (5771) | We Jews Are All The Same |
8/19/11 |
Eikev (5771) | "Scroll Patrol" |
8/12/11 |
Vaeschanan (Nachamu) 5771 | Check Your Transmission |
8/05/11 |
Devarim [Chazon] 5771 | Eichah: Where Were You? |
7/29/11 |
Masei (5771) | A Swimming Lesson |
7/22/11 |
Matos (5771) | Did Your Dishes Convert Yet? |
7/15/11 |
Pinchas (5771) | As Long As It's Healthy |
7/08/11 |
Balak (5771) | Jewish Liberals and Jewish Destiny |
7/01/11 |
Chukas (5771) | Tefillas Haderech: Staying Connected |
6/24/11 |
Korach (5771) | The Torah's Three-Part "Personality Test" |
6/17/11 |
Shelach (5771) | Nahama D'kisufa and the Purpose of Creation |
6/07/11 |
Shavuos (5771) | Lessons We Learn From a Really Low Teacher |
6/03/11 |
Naso (5771) | "Live Long and Prosper" |
5/27/11 |
Bamidbar (5771) | Got Yichus? |
5/20/11 |
Behaaloscha (5771) | No Heaven for Hawking |
5/13/11 |
Behar (5771) | The Final Exam |
5/06/11 |
Emor (5771) | Osama Bin Laden is Dead ... Yay!!?? |
4/29/11 |
Kedoshim (5771) | The Royal Wedding |
4/15/11 |
Acharei Mos / Passover Edition | Passover and the Sadducees |
4/08/11 |
Metzora (5771) | Of Acronyms, Bacronyms and Toracronyms |
4/01/11 |
Tazria (Hachodesh) 5771 | Of Brissim and Blood Clotting |
3/25/11 |
Shemini (Parah) 5771 | The Jews and the News |
3/18/11 |
Purim (5771) | Purim in Four Parts |
3/11/11 |
Vayikra (5771) | The Hidden Hand in History |
3/04/11 |
Pekudei - Shekalim (5771) | Jewish Myths and Urban Legends |
2/25/11 |
VaYakheil (5771) | Tzedakah: Inscribing Your Name on a Building |
2/18/11 |
Ki Sisa (5771) | "Family Day" and Kissing Babies |
2/11/11 |
Tetzaveh (5771) | Clothes Encounters of the Torah Kind |
2/03/11 |
Terumah (5771) | Snow White and the Seven Lessons |
1/27/11 |
Mishpatim (5771) | "Lawyer Jokes" and the Torah |
1/20/11 |
Yisro (5771) | The First Convert In Jewish History |
1/14/11 |
Beshalach (5771) | Miriam: Prophetess and Lead Drummer |
1/06/11 |
Bo (5771) | The Ancients and the Moderns: Who's Better? |
12/31/10 |
Vaeira (5771) | Free Judaism and Free Will |
12/23/10 |
Shemos (5771) | If We Don't Learn From Our Past -- We're History! |
12/17/10 |
Vayechi (5771) | Lost in Translation |
12/10/10 |
Vayigash (5771) | Making Aliyah - Moving Up in the World |
12/03/10 |
Mikeitz (5771) | The Most Famous (Torah) Question of All Time |
11/26/10 |
Vayeishev (5771) | The First Thanksgiving in History |
11/19/10 |
Vayishlach (5771) | Israel's Wars: An Historical Perspective |
11/12/10 |
Vayeitzei (5771) | The Indonesian Minister and "Extramarital Handshaking" |
11/05/10 |
Toldos (5771) | Life and Death Lessons |
10/29/10 |
Chayei Sara (5771) | �Bashert�: What it Really Means |
10/22/10 |
VaYeira (5771) | The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick) |
10/15/10 |
Lech Lecha (5771) | Life is a Test |
10/08/10 |
Noach (5771) | A "Chassidishe Vort" |
9/29/10 |
Berieshis - Simchat Torah (5771) | The Torah: Our Kushan to the Land of Israel |
9/22/10 |
Sukkos (5771) | Sukkos: What They Never Taught You In Hebrew School |
9/16/10 |
Yom Kippur (5771) | A Blessing on Your Head |
9/06/10 |
Rosh Hashanah (5771) | Tashlich Lessons |
9/02/10 |
Nitzavim-Vayeilech (5770) | The Hidden and the Revealed |
8/27/10 |
Ki Savo (5770) | Labels are for Garments |
8/20/10 |
Ki Teitzei (5770) | How to Make Your Spouse Happy |
8/13/10 |
Shoftim (5770) | Life Lessons I Learned from my GPS |
8/06/10 |
Re-eh (5770) | Rabbis and Fish |
7/30/10 |
Eikev (5770) | Tefillah (Prayer): "Bear"ly Concentrating |
7/23/10 |
Va-eschanan (Shabbos Nachamu) 5770 | The Weird and Wacky Wisdom of Jewish Rituals |
7/16/10 |
Devarim (Shabbos Chazon) 5770 | Deuteronomy and the Sixth Millennium |
7/09/10 |
Mattos-Masei (5770) | Brainwashing is a Good Thing ... |
7/02/10 |
Pinchas (5770) | The 17th of Tammuz and the 4th of July |
6/25/10 |
Balak (5770) | Bilaam and the Jews: The World Is Watching Us |
6/18/10 |
Chukas (5770) | All About Yahrtzeit |
6/11/10 |
Korach (5770) | "Grounds" for an Argument |
6/04/10 |
Shelach (5770) | Of Flotillas and Futility: The Secret to Israel's Survival |
5/27/10 |
Behaaloscha (5770) | Reb Moshe and the Goral HaG"ra: An Amazing Story |
5/21/10 |
Nasso (5770) | �My Son, The Nazirite" |
5/14/10 |
Bamidbar (5770) | Kabbalas HaTorah: The Wedding in the Desert |
5/07/10 |
Behar-Bechukosai (5770) | Soundbites for the Ages |
4/30/10 |
Emor (5770) | To Die For |
4/23/10 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5770) | "Earth Day" and the Omer |
4/16/10 |
Tazria-Metzora (5770) | A Boy or a Girl? The Ethics of Gender Selection |
4/09/10 |
Shemini (5770) | Pirkei Avos: The Torah's 6-Week Crash Course in Jewish Ethics |
3/26/10 |
Pesach (5770) | Happy Birthday! |
3/19/10 |
Vayikra (5770) | Matzah: The Bread of Affliction?! |
3/12/10 |
Vayakheil-Pekudei (Hachodesh) 5770 | The Timeless Message of Passover |
2/28/10 |
Ki Sisa (Parah) 5770 | Is Judaism for Kids? |
2/26/10 |
Tetzaveh (Zachor) 5770 | Evolution and Amalek |
2/19/10 |
Terumah (5770) | Judaism and the Olympics: The Real Competition |
2/12/10 |
Mishpatim (Shekalim) 5770 | To Kill or not to Kill: The Bible and Capital Punishment |
2/04/10 |
Yisro (5770) | To Be a "Mensch" |
1/28/10 |
Beshalach (5770) | Outreach For Dummies |
1/22/10 |
Bo (5770) | The Rambam and the Bible Codes |
1/15/10 |
Vaeira (5770) | Stone Deaf |
1/08/10 |
Shemos (5770) | BirthRATE Israel |
12/31/09 |
Vayechi (5770) | The Strange Burial of Esau's Head |
12/25/09 |
Vayigash (5770) | Our Patriarch Jacob's "Moving" Experience |
12/16/09 |
Mikeitz (5770) | Dreamin' of a White Chanukah |
12/11/09 |
Vayeishev (5770) | Tiger in a Cage |
12/04/09 |
Vayishlach (5770) | Thinking out of the Box |
11/27/09 |
Vayeitzei (5770) | Santa Claus and the Jewish Religion |
11/20/09 |
Toldos (5770) | Advice 101 |
11/12/09 |
Chayei Sara (5770) | �Old Matriarchs Never Die ...� |
11/06/09 |
Vayeira (5770) | Abraham and the Athiests |
10/30/09 |
Lech Lecha (5770) | Circumcision and the Jews: Together Forever |
10/23/09 |
Noach (5770) | The Tower of "Babble" and the Origin of Languages |
10/15/09 |
Beraishis (5770) | Shabbos: You Get What You Put Into It |
10/08/09 |
VeZos Haberacha - Sukkos (5770) | A Man's Sukkah is his Castle |
9/25/09 |
Haazinu - Yom Kippur (5770) | Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement and Smoked Fish |
9/18/09 |
Rosh Hashanah (5770) | The Shofar and the Chauffeur |
9/11/09 |
Nitzavim - Vayeilech (5769) | Jews, Brisket and the Day of Judgment |
9/03/09 |
Ki Savo (5769) | The "Wandering Jew" in Exile: An Amazing Prediction Comes True! |
8/28/09 |
Ki Seitzei (5769) | The Get We Never Got |
8/21/09 |
Shoftim (5769) | GUARD THOSE GATES! |
8/14/09 |
Re-eh (5769) | Amazing Gematria (Hebrew Numerology) |
8/07/09 |
Eikev (5769) | Benching For Dummies |
7/31/09 |
Vaeschanan (5769) | FATHER (IN HEAVEN) KNOWS BEST |
7/24/09 |
Devarim [Shabbos Chazon] (5769) | �Senseless Hatred" 101 |
7/15/09 |
Matos-Masei (5769) | STILL CRYIN� AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS |
7/10/09 |
Pinchas (5769) | PINCHAS, THE PEACEFUL ZEALOT |
7/03/09 |
Chukas - Balak (5769) | The "Best" Doctors |
6/26/09 |
Korach (5769) | Of Dogs and "Aufruf"s |
6/19/09 |
Shelach (5769) | JUDAISM: LETTING OUR KIDS DECIDE? |
6/12/09 |
Behaaloscha (5769) | JEWISH HISTORY AND THE "UPSIDE-DOWN NUNS" |
6/05/09 |
Nasso (5769) | DOING THE RIGHT THING �. NO MATTER WHAT |
5/27/09 |
Shavuos (5769) | EIRUV TAVSHILIN AND THE MESSIANIC AGE |
5/22/09 |
Bamidbar (5769) | Take Two Tablets ... |
5/14/09 |
Behar-Bechukosai (5769) | The Gift |
5/08/09 |
Emor (5769) | (Jewish) Mother's Day |
4/30/09 |
Acharei Mos - Kedoshim (5769) | CHINUCH: PRACTICE FOR THE REAL THING |
4/24/09 |
Tazria - Metzora (5769) | �ONEG�S AND ANAGRAMS |
4/02/09 |
Tzav (Shabbos Hagadol) - (5769) | THE FOUR SONS: WHERE DO YOU FIT IN? |
3/27/09 |
Vayikra (5769) | THE �OCTOMOM� AND THE EXODUS |
3/19/09 |
Vayakhel-Pekudei (HaChodesh) - (5769) | In Search of (the Meaning of) Chametz |
3/12/09 |
Ki Sisa - Parah (5769) | Of Palindromes and Ponzi Schemes |
3/06/09 |
Tetzaveh - Purim (5769) | HOW NOT TO STOP AN INTERMARRIAGE |
2/27/09 |
Terumah (5769) | JEWISH-HOME DEPOT: YOU CAN BUILD IT, HE CAN HELP |
2/20/09 |
Mishpatim (5769) | WHOSE MONEY IS IT ANYWAY? |
2/13/09 |
Yisro (5769) | THE �BARUCH HASHEM� JEW |
2/06/09 |
Beshalach - Shira (5769) | TU B'SHVAT AND THE "UPSIDE-DOWN" TREE |
1/29/09 |
Bo (5769) | THE FLIGHT FROM EGYPT AND THE "LITTLE BLACK BOX" |
1/23/09 |
Vaeira (5769) | Stone Deaf |
1/16/09 |
Shemos (5769) | MOSES AND THE GRAD ROCKETS |
1/09/09 |
Vayechi (5769) | Got Smiles? |
1/02/09 |
Vayigash (5769) | AN OLD BLESSING FOR THE NEW YEAR |
12/26/08 |
Mikeitz (5769) | It's Not "All or Nothing" in Judaism |
12/19/08 |
Vayeishev (5769) | THE QUIET ROOM |
12/12/08 |
Vayishlach (5769) | SANTA CLAUS AND THE JEWISH RELIGION |
12/05/08 |
Vayeitzei (5769) | What They Never Told You About Jewish Weddings |
11/28/08 |
Toldos (5769) | RELATIONSHIPS 101 |
11/21/08 |
Chaya Sara (5769) | Death & Marriage: A Comparison Jewish |
11/14/08 |
Vayeira (5769) | Abraham & Sarah's Jewish Hospitality Guide |
11/07/08 |
Lech Lecha (5769) | Idols 'R' Us |
10/31/08 |
Noach (5769) | A Biblical Dose of Riddlin' |
10/24/08 |
Beraishis (5769) | G-d Vs. Science? ... The Age of the Universe |
10/17/08 |
Sukkos (5769) | Prayer and the "Aravah-Branch" of Judaism |
10/08/08 |
Yom Kippur (5769) | KING KONG, YOM KIPPUR AND THE "REAL YOU" |
10/03/08 |
Vayeilech (5769) | �I Am A Jew!� |
9/26/08 |
Nitzavim (5768) | "I Believe in What?!" - The Secret Power of Amen |
9/19/08 |
Ki Savo (5768) | Trial Prep for Rosh Hashanah |
9/10/08 |
Ki Seitzei (5768) | Amalek: The Nation That Puts The "Sin" in Cynicism |
9/05/08 |
Shoftim (5768) | What Sarah Palin Taught Me |
8/29/08 |
Re-eh (5768) | Jews, Charity and the number 18! |
8/22/08 |
Eikev (5768) | The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear (of G-d) Itself |
8/15/08 |
Va-Eschanan (5768) | Tu B'av: The Jewish Valentine's Day? |
8/08/08 |
Devarim (5768) | Tisha B'av and the Power of Speech |
8/01/08 |
Masei (5768) | "This Land is Our Land ..." |
7/25/08 |
Mattos (5768) | What's A "Shalom Zachar"? |
7/18/08 |
Pinchas (5768) | The Good Old Days |
7/11/08 |
Balak (5768) | The Messiah: A "Star" is Born |
7/04/08 |
Chukas (5768) | Sing Your Own Song |
6/27/08 |
Korach (5768) | The Mystery of the Missing On |
6/20/08 |
Shelach (5768) | Tzitzis: The Mitzvah With Strings Attached |
6/12/08 |
Behaaloscha (5768) | Jews and Free Food |
6/05/08 |
Naso (5768) | Shavuos: The Forgotten Jewish Holiday? |
6/04/08 |
Bamidbar (5768) | The M-Word |
5/19/08 |
Emor (5768) | Israel @ 60 ... So Now What? |