Religion & Beliefs

Bereshit, And Your Inner Snake

Snakes are everywhere. On planes. And even within you.

V’Zot HaBracha, and Seizing the Day

V’Zot HaBracha, begins this week’s parsha, as introduction. And this is the blessing that Moshe…

It’s Parshonal: Ha’azinu, and Appreciating the Ordinary

Even the ordinary, boring things, even the rocks, are Hashem’s creations, which means they must be necessary.

Yom Kippur: From the Horniest Holiday to the Holiest

In the Jewish world, Yom Kippur is the one night a year that a Jew can have revolting breath and no other Jew can say anything about it.

Vayeilech, And Learning to Let Go

Like the old Yiddish adage says, “Man plans, and G-d laughs.”

It’s Parshonal: Nitzavim

The intersection of divrei Torah and my self-centered personal reflections.

Could I Stay Orthodox in a Secular College?

Despite warnings from friends and rabbis alike, I went to a school with little Orthodox presence.

‘Creatures Neither of Heaven Nor of Earth’

A visit to meet a friend’s new nose