May 2021

This week we read the parsha of Shlach. “Shlach {Send} for you men that they may spy out the Land of Canaan. [13:2]” Our parsha… Read More »Sticks and Stones

The Mitzva: When kneading a sizeable dough of the five main types of grain (wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats), a portion of challah was… Read More »Challah: The Breadwinner

“…and remember all the commandments of Hashem…” (15:39) The Torah stipulates that the tzitzis should serve as a reminder of our obligation to perform all… Read More »With Strings Attached

Once upon a time Shlomo and Immanuel were sharing a canoe on their camp overnight trip. Just as they passed a particularly swampy looking part… Read More »Tzitzis

One might have thought that after their first attempt at espionage ended in such a major disaster the Jewish people would learn their lesson. Yet… Read More »Heart Palpitations

Spies. The word invokes images of self-assured people who are willing to risk their lives on behalf of their country. Before the Children of Israel… Read More »Bug Eyes

The Western world, the culture we live in, has considerable difficulty with the concept of sexual intimacy. One indication is the culture’s obsession with the… Read More »Men and Women in Jewish Relationships Part I

QUESTION 79: WHEN OTHER STUDENTS USE A STOLEN TEST I’m a university student, and I’ve been in several classes where the test marks are curved.… Read More »When Other Students Use a Stolen Test

During Kedusha, we mimic the song that the angels sing to Hashem each day. Aside from the Kedusha that we say during the repetition of… Read More »Angelic Praise

I never knew how it would end; in fact, I rarely thought about the fact that it would. For several years I wrote about Tehillim,… Read More »Chapter One Hundred Fifty