A Random Walk With Rashi: Salubrious and Sagacious
We continue with Abraham and Issac. This week we tackle more of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.
We continue with Abraham and Issac. This week we tackle more of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.
Moriah-gate: What Did Abraham Know, and When Did He Know It ?
Love means never having to say you’re it, son.
Seventy-one years ago today my great-grandfather was arrested and sent to Auschwitz. This month, my family published his memoir.
A reflection on Anti-Semitism and Hate in general, from Minneapolis to Boston.
The story of how Twin Cities Jewish book publisher, Yotzeret Publishing, got started — told directly from the woman who started it.
I grew up in a silent spiritual world, the seed of what was yet to come, planted so deeply, it took years to sprout. But when it did I discovered healing, wholeness, a sense of belonging—to my synagogue, Shir Tikvah, and Judaism. But it took a long time, and required a lot of help, to get there, to get to this moment.
Sefer Bereshit starts out with the Hebrew letter “bet”. The first Midrash Rabba (and echoed in Yerushalmi Chagiga 2:2) notes that the reason this is not an “alef” is because […]
Getting to know Grandma and Gramps was one of the biggest perks of my marriage. My husband is lucky enough to have grown up with both grandparents, a privilege I […]
For Phyllis Sommer & Michael Sommer & everyone else whose heart is shattered.