Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a righteous person goes on top of their roof to escape the waters of a flood, all the time praying to God for assistance. When a small boat comes by, he brushes…
Torah Thoughts – Pinchas – Numbers.25.10-30.1 – “My Name is Asser Levy”
Asser Levy was one of the original 23 Jews who arrived in America in 1654. These brave pioneers fleeing the Inquisition found refuge in the shores of New Amsterdam. Asser Levy was a fierce freedom fighter, who had to fight…
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Torah Thoughts – Chukat-Balak – Numbers 19:1-22:1 – “Me and Michael Jackson”
As a teenager, Michael Jackson was top on my list of favorite artists. His album Thriller came out when I was in grade school and I remember listening to the songs play over and over at the roller-skating rink. So,…
Torah Thoughts – Korach – Numbers.16.1-18.32 – “How You Spell G-D”
Mordecai Kaplan would begin his classes at the Jewish Theological Seminary by writing God in English in the board without the dash in the middle. Inevitably one of the rabbinical students would stand up to reprimand their teacher. In response,…
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