In the first parsha of the Book of Exodus Moshe meets God at the burning bush and is commanded to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt. Moshe, of course, is a little skeptical and quite hesitant to take on this monumental task. He expresses his concern thus: “Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Believing is Seeing
Posted in Torah Portions, Uncategorized, tagged Gilgamesh, kangaroo, Moses, seeing, Shemot on Monday, January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Mischievous Smile
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday, January 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interesting experiment. Next time you’re in conversation with someone, listen carefully to each of the word used — and then select one of them. Then, each time the person uses this particular word, smile. After a few times — he or she uses the word, you smile (but don’t tell him you’re doing [...]
Why Menasheh is a Jewish Name
Posted in Torah Portions, Uncategorized, tagged blessings, Ephraim and Menashe, parsha, VaYechi, Yosef on Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
How many Jews do you know are named Josef (or Yosef in Hebrew)? Probably a bunch. And what about Yehuda? Also a fare number I would guess. But what about Menashe? Here, I would imagine, the number plummets. No one names their child Menashe. That fact, in and of itself, is not so interesting; no [...]
Baby Einstein Ain’t No Einstein
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The following are some remarks I offered to a recent Bar Mitzvah boy upon the conclusion of his reading from the Torah for the first time. I think these sentiments are applicable to others as well, especially to all parents and children concerned about education. *** Parents, of course, are willing to do almost anything [...]
