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One Fish. Two Fish. Red Fish. Blue Fish.
The week’s Torah Portion, Bamidbar, is the first parsha in the Book of Numbers. The Book is called Numbers because the entire parsha is...
Everything is on Loan, and We're Going to Have to Give it Back
Having worked for 23 years for Hillel on college campuses, I learned the value and power of a sabbatical. Not that I ever got one, but...
An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth, So the Whole World Will Be Blind and Toothless
A Drop of Torah This week's Parsha, Parshat Emor, continues the Levitical theme of ritual cleanliness, specifically concerning the...
Why Not the Fish? - Parshat VaYikra
A Drop of Torah This week’s Torah portion, VaYikra, is the first parsha in the Book of Leviticus. It details the sacrifices that were...
Remember
I hope everyone is happy. Because… it’s Adar, and remember, if you’re not happy, fake it. Lest we forget, we must remember that during...
The Ten Water Suggestions
The Ten Commandments This week’s Torah Portion, Parshat Yitro, contains what is arguably one of, if not the most important and sacred...
Let My People Go
A Drop of Torah This week's Torah Portion is Parshat "Bo." The text continues the story of the Ten Plagues: "And the LORD said unto...
Blood in the Water
A Drop of Torah This week's Torah Portion, Va'era, recounts the beginning of the Ten Plagues, which afflicted Egypt before the Exodus....
Not By Might
Hanukkah 2022 Chag Hanukkah Sameach. Happy Hanukkah to everyone in the Tikkun HaYam community. I hope you are eating lots of latkes and...
A Different Festival of Lights
Hanukah 2022 When I was a kid, I loved Hanukah. It’s hard not to love a holiday that says you’re supposed to eat fried potatoes, donuts,...
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