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Dvar on Lech Lecha
Lech Lecha – How Two Laughs Shaped Yitzchok’s Soul
Yitzchak’s name means laughter, but whose laughter shaped him more? Sometimes the deepest lessons we pass down aren’t our words, they’re our reactions.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Dvar on Lech Lecha
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Parshas Shoftim
Parshas Shoftim
From Oedipus to Terminator: Why the Torah Says You Shouldn’t Outsmart the Future
Oedipus, Terminator, Harry Potter — all show how trying to outsmart the future backfires. Shoftim says the same: “Be tamim with Hashem.” The real freedom isn’t knowing tomorrow — it’s trusting toda…
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August 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Parshas Shoftim
Parshas Shoftim
What is prophecy and do the Simpsons have it?
Prophecy: What is it, Who gets it, and do The Simpsons have it? — By Ben
The Simpsons has predicted the future multiple times. They predicted a Trump presidency in the year 2000. They predicted the annoying autocorrect feature we’d all struggle with back in 1994. …
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June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What is prophecy and do the Simpsons have it?
Parsha Zachor. The greatest trick the devil pulled WASN'T convincing the world he didn't exist.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Parsha Zachor. The greatest trick the devil pulled WASN'T convincing the world he didn't exist.
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Mishpatim
Mishpatim & Milk: When Generosity Becomes Control — By Ben
The word Mishpatim usually refers to civil laws, meaning the laws that govern society that make sense. Judges shouldn’t take bribes, if you damage someone’s property you should compensate them, etc…
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February 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Mishpatim
Parsha post on Yisro
Yisro: Why do a Traitor, a Zealot, Dictator, and a non-Jewish Priest get Torah portions named after them? — By Ben
There are only a handful of Torah portions named after individuals. Noach, Yisro, Korach, Balak, Pinchas, and if you want to get technical, Chaya Sarah. Putting Chaya Sarah aside (since she’s not a…
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February 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Parsha post on Yisro
Does Vaeira start with a major contradiction?
Contradiction In Name — By Ben
Parsha Vaeira begins, “God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and said to him, ‘I am Hashem [YKVK]. I revealed [Vaeira] Myself to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov as the Almighty [El Shaddai], but My Name Hashem…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Does Vaeira start with a major contradiction?
Blog post on Shemos
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Moses, a Giant Snake, and a Bris: The Story They Don’t Tell You in Hebrew School — By Ben
The narrative of the Exodus is quite possibly the most well known Bible story after Adam and Eve in the Garden and Noah’s Ark. Whether you’re a fan of the Charlton Heston version or you…
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January 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Ben contributes to Table for Five this week at @jewishjournal.bsky.social
Miketz: Joseph The Righteous
The Divine Within
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December 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Ben contributes to Table for Five this week at @jewishjournal.bsky.social
Vayishlach
Yaakov reunites with his brother Esav who is surrounded by 400 men. Why 400? The gematria of the final letter of the alphabet ת is 400 symbolizing Yaakov's mastery of all of Torah.
Yaakov reunites with his brother Esav who is surrounded by 400 men. Why 400? The gematria of the final letter of the alphabet ת is 400 symbolizing Yaakov's mastery of all of Torah.
December 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Vayishlach
Yaakov reunites with his brother Esav who is surrounded by 400 men. Why 400? The gematria of the final letter of the alphabet ת is 400 symbolizing Yaakov's mastery of all of Torah.
Yaakov reunites with his brother Esav who is surrounded by 400 men. Why 400? The gematria of the final letter of the alphabet ת is 400 symbolizing Yaakov's mastery of all of Torah.