20 September, 2026 08:03
Chosen-ness as a religious concept ; stated explicity in the 5 books; christianity in all its forms / types state they are the New Israel ; what about Islam? Do they...
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12 June, 2026 08:38
The most reasonable explanation for Korach was jealously. His feelings were hurt. Also, he "kind of" had a point. Everyone had heard the Voice of God at Sinai. So what...
13 February, 2026 08:44
The connective tissue The letter ו vuv , I recall a teaching that vuv in the torah = "and" And God said … That the vuv at the start of mispatiim connects all the laws to...
30 January, 2026 09:46
People refer to themselves as ashkenaz when their families left over at least 80yrs ago or more, same with Misrachi or Sephardi Israelis leave Israel and refer to...
God rebuked”… , however how many times does the Torah say that God spoke to Moses??? !! , so how can based on Rashi, say God was rebuking Moses? 1) this why context is important. One needed to have read the verses before in order to understand how the “intepretation” is that God is upset at Moses 2) more importantly, boy it would be scary to have God actually tell a person It was angry at that person! 3) wacky and hilarious judaism strikes again So, y’all know how people say “ain mah la asot”? Judaism believes the opposite , and people say “it is what it is”, as if nothing can change? Again Judaism does not believe in that either , Judaism believes in sending a washing machine sized object to the moon and failing at the last moment, but then celebrating the effort and what one gains for trying If people *truly* believe in God as in the God presented in the Torah, then saying “ain mah la a sot”, is basically denying God. If God is what Judaism sa…
God rebuked”… , however how many times does the Torah say that God spoke to Moses??? !! , so how can based on Rashi, say God was rebuking Moses? 1) this why context is...
17 October, 2025 09:35
I once heard / learned that there are over 200 commentaries commenting on Rashis commentary!!! And just on the opening word Beresheit, even more ! Ain sof … , I made...
26 September, 2025 11:52
things within dati/shomer shabbot Judaism that forever vex me .. make me think "what are you guys doing all day"… when I start asking questions to people who I know for...
26 September, 2025 12:23
Voice Parshat Vayelech
22 August, 2025 16:45
You know, the there’s these, digital world things, or just maybe, in general, there’s this idea of a cheat code, you know, some way to kind of go around the system the...
8 August, 2025 10:25
The word totaphot was "always" understood to mean tephilan. there has never been a dispute that the boxes are well, boxed shaped, black, made from kosher animal skins....
1 August, 2025 09:45
In this week’s Parsha the Amorites are the main people who fight us …it mentions their mountain…which is??? What mountain do the Amorites have [at that time] and if it...
25 July, 2025 09:39
The longest double parshaOnce again the journey could have been… should have been. The poem that probably every US teen had to learn at some point is called The Road Not...
22 July, 2025 11:52
1. calling it a fabrication. 2. Summer Zervos (2007–2008) Allegation: Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant, alleged Trump kissed and groped her without consent on two...
21 July, 2025 16:15
Nearly every navi (perhaps all of them) were compelled by God to say the following (paraphrasing). Punishments are happening / will happen due to: many/long list of...
18 July, 2025 10:06
Here is the full transcription of the recording entitled "Voice-250718_085831.mp4" : A lot of people like to see this Parsha as an example of, hey, see, if you’re...
16 July, 2025 07:25
just dropped in Bilaam wanted to curse the Hebrews So, if we reverse every blessing we can / could figure out the curse [words] he wanted / hoped for.
15 July, 2025 22:18
Rabbi Akiva wants us – every jew to focus on treating others how you would want to be treated To put oneself 2nd. In the Tish Ba Av Kamtza Bar Kamtza ultimately a...
11 July, 2025 08:52
If I were to make a list of jewish concepts of God, I’d have to add Humor to the list… as in ironic humor. Obviously if God is what Judaism says; than Humor would be one...
27 June, 2025 12:02
How did King Shlomo know that there would be nothing new under the sun? Did he also mean before his time? To say he has a dash of prophecy / ruach hakodesh…. which...
6 June, 2025 10:03
Previously I wrote that perhaps Mr Blank [myself] is not a real person, as one might say an unreliable narrator. However – a real person is typing these words, and as...
16 May, 2025 09:28
Parsha Emor It should be remembered / noted that initially the first born [from any tribe] were to be Kohaniim; which is why we do pedian haBen ceremony ; and perhaps...
9 May, 2025 08:58
Part 2 —- so people do not experience instant death for not following the Torah….. plain and simple. , and then it becomes something "back then" and "they were on a...
9 May, 2025 08:58
There is a teaching… that the "higher" a person is spirtually the consequences of their mistake[s], are greater… so Moses does not get into Eretz Canaan [now called...
9 May, 2025 08:59
Part 4 People get "turned off" for millions of reasons, and each one of those reasons is usually valid to that specific person…. And the list is long. Abusive parents...
9 May, 2025 08:59
Part 3 The Torah is full of mitvot — duh. 613 many say. 365 ; 248 One for each day, one for each body organ The mivot are "tuning forks" , each one has it’s reason...
1 May, 2025 10:49
a torah [adjacent] thought So there is kind of a debate so to speak [between famous Jewish scholars who never met and did not live even close to each other in history]...
25 April, 2025 17:44
Parsha Shemini Wrote this before — A "modern" comparison / way to try to grasp what the Mishkan was is the Nuclear power plant Rules for everything, and utter disaster /...
14 March, 2025 08:38
The torah, very early on – in the literal beginning tells the world about murder. And later [7 generations ] the murderer is then murdered. But would that not be justice...
28 February, 2025 09:13
At the time the Torah was given – none of the suddenly freed slaves had earned any of the wealth they had – according to the Torah, the hebrews [and Erev Rav] had...
21 February, 2025 09:47
//// ClaudeAI on weather changes due to global warming //// Climate change affects weather patterns in ways that are similar to turning up the heat under a pot of water...
21 February, 2025 10:18
— here is my follow-up people get overly upset at the Torah. "it is filled with violence" … "it allows slavery" etc. the entire purpose of the 5 Books and Judges...
7 February, 2025 08:43
short torah". Sending a messenger is "like" [k'elu] sending yourself, therefore one might conclude that Pharaoh wanted to go [be sent] with the hebrews. [nearly] every...
7 February, 2025 09:28
Quote un quote Western thought is and has been dominated by ancient greek philosophy. On top of that mountain is Aristotle. There are many before and a few after – but...
31 January, 2025 08:14
// tell me how given that once an object is in motion it stays in motion, goes with the biblical description of stopping the sun// The concept that "an object in motion...
31 January, 2025 08:27
all the plagues it has been noted are described within the natural world …. frogs existed in the Nile, the wild animals existed, people got boils, hail exists, darkness...
24 January, 2025 08:18
It is super hard to convince people who have already made up their minds. Even with plagues. Literally exhaust all resources and yet …. nah, people just are difficult....
24 January, 2025 09:26
around the theme of how hard it is to convince people to change their mind / mend their ways There are 613 pieces of general advice given by God Itself. Do this. Do not...
18 January, 2025 18:18
Over shabbot I had this rush of wanting to write about nusach, and tephila. Something admittedly I know nothing about and worse, practically never do. Yet there was – a...
18 January, 2025 18:40
The second much longer idea that fell into my head over shabbot was — back to Creation. There was male and female he created them day six<, the we have the verses many...
18 January, 2025 19:20
Pharoah did not start with enslavement. 1st issued a special hebrew tax, then got people riled up scared that the hebrews were filling up the land [an exgerration...
17 January, 2025 08:59
As far as I know, we are the only creatures on earth that name the world we live in. Wild, considering the total number of other life forms that exist. What is in a...
17 January, 2025 09:32
I truly hope that Ben Gvir rots in whatever hell judaism believes in. He is publicly bragging that he was the one making the negotiations fail (and not Biden...
17 January, 2025 09:38
at the same time, I also hope his ego is the cause of the fall of the current coalition as yes, elections cost 1 billion shekels, but it would be objectively hilarious...
17 January, 2025 11:25
Here’s the translation to English: What is "good"? The Torah uses this word a lot. "And God saw that it was good." I mean, we’re talking about God here, so, yes, we can...
14 January, 2025 07:07
Mr Blank like every person was not always an adult. Born, raised, lived a life before. One his favorite memories that he sometimes shared – depending on circumstances is...
10 January, 2025 08:15
Jacob / Israel The Torah frequent switches back and forth within lines, within paskukim, within the "aliya" set up the names of Israel/ Jacob I developed a theory...
10 January, 2025 08:55
יעקב / ישראל התורה מחליפה תכופות הלוך ושוב בתוך שורות, בתוך פסקוקים, בתוך ה"עלייה" הקימו את שמות ישראל/ יעקב. פיתחתי תיאוריה, בוודאי המבוססת על מקורות [שאין לי בהישג יד]...
27 December, 2024 09:33
14. Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurried out of the dungeon. He had his hair cut in honor of his audience with Pharaoh, changed from his prison clothes into...
27 December, 2024 10:24
My mom of blessed memory would say her favorite piece / section / writing from Torah tradition is Ecclesiastes [known also as Kohelet]. Ecclesiastes is almost...
27 December, 2024 11:37
This is dedicated to my brother Noach, and if he manages to get the terrible translation by Google, he will hopefully understand why I chose him to dedicate this to him....
24 December, 2024 04:05
Please do not click on this link to nowhere The tornado is loud and crashing Songs I want to sing but cannot not since I have a god awful voice. The voices of the...
17 December, 2024 17:09
Quite a long time ago, perhaps 1993, or 1994, I was in a Philosophy of religion class. The topic was "the Problem of Evil" I won’t go too far into this, …but I ended up...
15 December, 2024 09:10
kind of hilariously ironic [?] that one of Jesus’ main complaints according to the New Testament was the corruption going on in the Temple mount were the kohan gadol was...
15 December, 2024 09:39
The Rambam (Maimonides) has a complex and nuanced view on the topic of seeking signs for the Messiah. Here’s a breakdown of his key points: No Supernatural Signs: The...
13 December, 2024 08:23
Jacob was very frightened and distressed. He divided the people who were with him—along with the flocks, cattle, and camels—into two camps. “Thus,” he said, “even if...
6 December, 2024 08:32
Jacob stating that he was not aware that God was in the place that he fell asleep should cause one to raise several questions. His father was Isaac and his grandfather...
6 December, 2024 15:21
Conversation with Copilot User: In Jewish history did we ever rely or think a foreign power was to be good for Israel? Copilot: In Jewish history, there have been...
15 November, 2024 08:18
15. Hearing God’s accusation, Sarah denied it and said, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid, but He said to her, “No, you did laugh.” One probably can wash / wish away...
15 November, 2024 11:00
Mr Blank and The Messiah I lived among evangelicals. Every Sunday the radio and TV filled with preachers. Orators of great skill. The dominance of the mainly Protestant...
25 October, 2024 08:14
Without sounding like a total heretic.. sometimes, the Torah exgerrates… or writes things that well…. here is just one of many examples [and by the way the mishna and...
25 October, 2024 08:32
Another Torah related thought… I guess Fridays are good for writing… I mentioned before [recently] that all endings are beginnings, and all beginnings are endings. So...
25 October, 2024 08:54
about us, the Am A few parshas ago, the Torah tells us about what we will say at the place God will show us [Jerusalem] … during the celebration of the 1st Fruits … And...
20 October, 2024 08:23
All endings are beginnings and All beginings are endings. Just as we end the Torah, we start the Torah. We end with Moses blessings to the Nation. We start with God...
2 October, 2024 13:43
[13:41, 10/2/2024] Daniel: ikey Avot Chapter 5, 8 tells us literally why (bad) things come to the world [13:41, 10/2/2024] Daniel: שִׁבְעָה מִינֵי פֻרְעָנֻיּוֹת בָּאִין...
24 September, 2024 07:31
I know this sounds preachy and religious … the entire point of religion [in my view], all of it… is to bend / guide humans away from our base nature [instincts...
24 September, 2024 18:38
A circle seems round at first until you realize it is inside the square Turn to one side and there you find the start Start at the end and begin again The middle is...
23 August, 2024 09:41
The Torah tell us that commandments are God’s kindness. Perhaps instead of how some people teach / live… that they’re a burden… "I am so exhausted" …. moaning and...
23 August, 2024 09:42
And He will love you ….. little ol’ insignificant spec of dirt me? The gnat was created before me!!!!! I am such a sinner… God can’t / does not love me specifically. I...
23 August, 2024 10:25
December 22, 1996, Atmore, Alabama Just think though I could be stuck in Atmore, Alabama listening to the refrigerator hum. How does anyone end up in Atmore? A steady...
12 July, 2024 13:36
כפי שזה נוטה לקרות, הרגע עלו לי לראש.. והמשפחה שלי תקבל [וכנראה לא תקרא, או תבין למה אני משתפת; או לבטא את עצמי באופן שבו אני עושה]
12 July, 2024 13:37
as it tends to happen the following just came to my head.. and my family will receive [and probably not read, or understand why I am sharing ; or express myself in the...
9 July, 2024 10:00
היי ובוקר טוב. הייתי בחופשת מחלה ממושכת… מה שכמובן עשיתי בצורה הכי מטופשת, נאיבית, תוך חיבלה עצמית. במקום להישאר בבית רק כמה ימים… ולקבל אישור מחלה מהרופא שלי, אני… טוב...
9 July, 2024 10:01
Hi and good morning. I’ve been on extended sick leave…which, of course I did in the stupidest, naive way self-sabatoging way possible. Instead of just staying home a few...
5 July, 2024 12:07
יְסוֹד הַיְסוֹדוֹת וְעַמּוּד הַחָכְמוֹת לֵידַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם מָצוּי רִאשׁוֹן. וְהוּא מַמְצִיא כָּל נִמְצָא. וְכָל הַנִּמְצָאִים מִשָּׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ וּמַה שֶּׁבֵּינֵיהֶם...
28 June, 2024 10:44
I am sitting comforably at a seaside beachfront cafe enjoying the oceanview, breeze. Had breakfast, coffee. Me and several other dozens….and the beachfront is already at...
21 June, 2024 12:26
2 Speak to Aaron and say to him: "When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall cast their light toward the face of the menorah." בדַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֖...
18 June, 2024 22:02
Thought There are ultra orthodox protestors –blocking traffic, setting fires, getting hosed down Dati leumi — there, with flags, but standing on the sidewalks There are...
14 June, 2024 07:58
Choice / Free will. One of the BIG topics, discussions by people from all time. It is therefore not a suprise that Shimson haGbir was the focus / main person that the...
14 June, 2024 07:58
בחירה / רצון חופשי. אחד הנושאים הגדולים, דיונים של אנשים מכל הזמנים. לכן אין זה מפתיע ששמשון הגבר היה המוקד/האדם העיקרי שמושג הבחירה/הרצון החופשי הוא – מרכזי בכל חייו....
13 June, 2024 16:38
דבר תורה …. האישה החשודה בנאופה.. יש לפחות 5 תנאים שהתורה מתווה… אחד מתהליכי המשפט שלה… הזזתה הלוך ושוב… לכאורה מפעיל אותה במקום? ?? אולי הלקח הוא…מה חשבת שאלוהים לא...
13 June, 2024 16:39
devar torah …. the suspected adulterous woman.. there are at least 5 conditions that the torah outlines… one of the processes of her trial… the moving her back and...
9 June, 2024 21:41
החלק האחרון של פרשת השבת — באתי עם "קולב’הומר
9 June, 2024 21:42
The last part of the shabbot parsha — I came up with a "kolv’homer
7 June, 2024 10:40
The jewish concept of wisdom [chach"mah] — is fundamentally around the question "What is this", as described by the sources and then later organized in the Tanya [and in...
1 June, 2024 20:56
The last few parshas ; and in general, the entire Book of Vi’ekray…stems from Har Sinai. The humbliest of mountains. It with that in mind… the parsha we read this...
29 May, 2024 18:19
not to be a "downer"…. but… — we look really shitty. Both to ourselves and to the world. fighting a justified war with our hands tied to 100s of billions in US trade...
24 May, 2024 08:35
……. כשאתה מגיע לארץ …. אני בטוח שאוכל לעשות ספירה ידנית, או להשתמש בבינה מלאכותית, הערכת ה-Spitball שלי של השורה הזו חוזרת??? בלי לספור ידנית? הייתי אומר בקלות 125 פעמים...
24 May, 2024 08:36
……. when you get to the Land…. I am sure I could do a manual count, or use AI, my spitball estimate of this line being repeated??? Without counting manually? I’d say...
24 May, 2024 09:17
part 2". sort of…this just dropped in. The importance of "the Land" now suddenly came to me all the times that Protestant Sunday morning Preachers [Evangelists] go on...
19 May, 2024 08:10
There are verses in the torah… that for 21st century mind are tough to wrap oneself around. Mainly the ones with the punishments of burning, stoning to death. One has to...
13 May, 2024 20:17
The chatter around the well Smiles, the smiles we put all the time The well the source of waters Waters in the well Collecting and pulling the water from the well Around...
12 May, 2024 07:19
One of my longer ideas – aka "pieces" … When I was quite young, I used read Greek Myth stories. And Native American legends. I had a "thing" stories of… sometimes very...
12 May, 2024 07:37
One might be able to say there is so called Fate in the Torah… The nations in Canaan.. their "time" was up. they were going to get kicked out of the land. However, if...
11 April, 2024 17:36
עכשיו – בכמה לחיצות פשוטות כ-4 מיליארד אנשים יכולים לשים מה שהם רוצים "בחוץ". מאיומי מוות, מילים מחרידות לב ועד תמונות מרגיעות של גורים. איזה אדם חולה שונא גורים? אני...
11 April, 2024 17:38
In my opinion, it’s somewhat puzzling (again, from my perspective) that the nations residing in Canaan (Israel) before the Hebrews, led by Yehoshua ben Nun, arrived...
11 April, 2024 17:39
If more people, regardless of their religious background, made a conscious effort not to covet their neighbor’s spouse, possessions, and so forth, the incidence of...
11 April, 2024 19:11
With just a few clicks, approximately 4 billion individuals have the power to share their thoughts and content with the world. Whether it’s expressions of love, hate, or...
5 April, 2024 09:53
The near past or distant past was not so much better. Peoples memories are entirely faulty. Especially anything from our own chidhoods. We shape those memories to fit a...
5 April, 2024 10:39
Now — with a few simple clicks approximately 4 billion people can put whatever they want "out there". From death threats, heart sickening words, to calming pictures of...
5 April, 2024 10:52
life as we know it responds to the Goldilocks of situations, rather better than extremes on either side
5 April, 2024 11:06
In the Purim story, the authors go out of their way to tell the reader that the King was able round up girls/women … for his harem — i.e. for his own sexual pleasures....
5 April, 2024 11:13
I am of the opinion that indeed, the tree that falls in the forest makes sound and is not dependent on whether anyone was there to hear it or not. It is rather...
5 April, 2024 11:20
The Jewish belief in open prophecy is far more significant to our over-all faith / life choices than one can really articulate (especially) on Twitter. By open, I mean...
5 April, 2024 11:44
King Achashverosh was able to grab women (young virgin girls) at will using army/troops. Just a reminder to those who think Trumplandia is ‘good for’ he also grabbed...
5 April, 2024 11:47
Kind of / totally crazy that there are shomer shabbot jews going along with the anti-reading books/learning about the past movement that is apart of the Fox broadcasts...
5 April, 2024 11:57
Jews have a commandment to not forget a singular incident in the 5 Books Moses. Dor v Dor, we are commanded to learn/read/hear about Amalek. What I am saying is… good...
5 April, 2024 12:00
Jews/ Judaism has ALOT of mivot /customs connected to a long-ago past. The sheer amount of daily life that is "tzachor" (due to something that happened), is staggering.
5 April, 2024 12:10
so, it all started (what I’ve been sharing one by one via WhatsApp)…. with an image / sound in my mind of a pen on the surface of a piece of paper. A few hours later...
5 April, 2024 12:42
I cannot unsee, unhear mentally the image of a pen across a piece of paper. It was a thrill to me in those days and at those times. Obviously, nothing is really stopping...
21 March, 2024 16:42
Dor v Dor "they" try to wipe us out ; In "every generation" Haman (in some other form) rises "Esev hates Yaakov" "Amalek must be wiped out
15 March, 2024 14:35
This Was Written Circa May 2022 Today, I got off my lazy butt and went out for a walk in Holon. Ended up getting new kippas. The store owner was from Damascus originally...
8 March, 2024 14:10
Travel health insurance is a type of insurance coverage designed to protect individuals from unexpected medical expenses while traveling outside their home country. It...
8 March, 2024 14:45
well, as some of you might know, circa 1999, I started a blog, called Soul of One Jewish Folk. Google did a massive update and pitom, the blog is gone. It never had more...
8 March, 2024 15:05
When considering insurance for expatriates, typical coverage areas might include healthcare, emergency medical evacuation, repatriation, and other services that address...
1 March, 2024 12:51
What is up with masks? do we not want to be our true selves? are we not told all the time "just be yourself", and "accept so and so for who they are". is change really...
18 February, 2024 08:34
I have been reading Tenach. I started with the Book of Yehoshua and now am all the way to Tehillam. In the Tenach I have, Tehillam is set up – not in the order of the...
18 February, 2024 11:01
I am shocked each and everytime I read a post/tweet written by shomer shabbot dati jews where they clearly think that some outside person / or entity will be the Savior...
10 February, 2024 18:41
Perhaps it is a good idea to stick to the words of the Naviim that our tradition has us read on each shabbot….and not read the whole book (or books)…. whoa…. so I am all...
9 February, 2024 12:29
rosh hodesh … and God of the Ocean(?) and God of the Sand (?)…. "oh My God" and no God at all? for all the theology and beliefs,… perhaps the most obvious two would be...
9 February, 2024 13:46
There are influences and then there are influences. Many times, we compare things to a movie, or a TV show. Our we take our cues / and thoughts from celebrities who just...
9 February, 2024 15:08
In the rocks binding the time in between the sand Aiming towards and around Near and next caressing lightly lovingly With time grounded down back to sand In all there is...
9 February, 2024 15:08
Can one truly disconnect oneself and be in a singular moment? The Budda ; Mediatation ; Shemonah Esrey ; the Quiet ; Mindfullness Is any of it achieveable? Our brains…is...
19 January, 2024 08:00
I am not an expert in the subject and mainly paraphrase (not directly quote) the (main) teachings I have learned / heard over nearly 3 decades hoovering around dati /...
19 January, 2024 08:13
A short update .. Hamas is still able / has fired rockets at Israel (not necessarily the Tel Aviv region) Sadly "we" only seem to report things that closest to us...
19 January, 2024 08:34
Sweet Chariot…. Coming Forth to Carry Me Home …. This is probably one of the all time greatest songs / spirtuals… that sprang forth from the slaves …. it is based on, as...
19 January, 2024 09:12
The Old City of Jerusalem 1966 ; —- for those who do not know or do not remember or were not born… There was an entire "neighborhood" up to almost the Kotel. The "plaza"...
19 January, 2024 10:16
What would be "good for Israel" would to somehow stop slavishly caring about who the President is. And understanding of Congress and the Senate, and who is which...
18 January, 2024 08:16
Supposedly the best /greatest tech in an entire region. Supposedly ability to hack/ listen /watch any phone in the world… supposedly the best cyber hacking unit… 24/7...
18 January, 2024 08:17
More about "and on that day" and Nuva’h in general (other than Moses) for the Naviim our tradition All aspects of what they said must at some point come true. Not just...
18 January, 2024 22:14
If say 2 – 3millon Israelis went on strike to protest about the inability to free hostages, much less just get them treatments… would that do the job?
18 January, 2024 22:35
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18 January, 2024 22:35
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18 January, 2024 22:38
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18 January, 2024 22:39
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18 January, 2024 22:40
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7 January, 2024 10:02
Our surroundings and circumstances are always only due to Gods will. Often though we think otherwise. Even the greatest Prophet (according to Judaism) errs (and) argues...
6 January, 2024 19:15
Pikey avot says to make fences around the torah. the talmud is full of examples where the rabbis were worried that a person "might" come to sin so, they made fences…....
31 December, 2023 08:51
Our Torah There are verses in our Torah that go (something, paraphrasing) like this… "When a man goes out to war,… and sees a woman… He may take her … into his home"… …...
31 December, 2023 08:52
Self worth ; Ego ; how one views (him or herself) and the attribute of humility There is a rather (in the shomer shabbot circles) famous saying / teaching That goes...
31 December, 2023 08:53
Part Two As I was writing just now… It seems that the 5 Books is while not 100% silent on self appraisal, self worth, it is remarkably "quiet". Except in one of the most...
31 December, 2023 08:54
Project Softiim (Book of Judges) And Book of Shmuel I encourage each member of our family to read our history. Line by line. Judge by times with no Judge. Times of war...
31 December, 2023 08:55
[10/23, 07:43] Daniel: frequent and periodic reminder, that if one reads all 5 Books of the Torah (and Yehoshua) and Judges (and) the Book of Shmuel (and) all of the...
31 December, 2023 08:57
We had… Before the Internet …. we had before 9/11 .. We had before the multiple intifadas and before Oslo(!) We had before the Dems and before the Repubs We had before...
30 November, 2023 18:55
I wrote this in 2014 — hahaahahaha —- so, I am actually beginning to think the main reason I have so many positions and change jobs is not just because I get bored...
30 November, 2023 19:02
Date: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM Subject: "until this very day," almost always is understood as = "forever". But actually, never was in fact "until this very day"...