Bread and Matza
Bread and Matza
Some post-Pesach thoughts.... if chametz is so bad, why does Jewish law require it? Why is chametz central to Shavuot, a... Read more
2 May 2022
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18mins
New Faces
New Faces
One text leads to another, faces are masks are words are invitations are interpretations. We go on a journey within Jewi... Read more
29 Mar 2022
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23mins
Called by Desire : 'Objet Petit a' and Vayikra
Called by Desire : 'Objet Petit a' and Vayikra
The introduction to Leviticus is strange: God calls Moses and only then speaks to him (what is the function of the calli... Read more
6 Mar 2022
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19mins
Wings of Desire: what is a 'cherub'?
Wings of Desire: what is a 'cherub'?
I dug into the sources and commentaries, trying to find out what a 'cherub' looks like.Bull?Bird?Baby?Two lovers?Symbols... Read more
2 Feb 2022
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14mins
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When does Justice Begin?
When does Justice Begin?
A Torah exploration. Were the basics laws of justice given at Sinai, or after the crossing of the sea, or during slavery... Read more
26 Jan 2022
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15mins
God Sneezes Too
God Sneezes Too
What blessing could be appropriate for COVID vaccinations? Using a Talmudic text as a starting point, we look at some li... Read more
12 Dec 2021
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22mins
Beautiful God / Beautiful Me - Channukah Thoughts
Beautiful God / Beautiful Me - Channukah Thoughts
This is my God and I will anvehu (Exodus 15)While the simple meaning of anvehu is probably a vague sense of worship or e... Read more
21 Nov 2021
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21mins
Grafting Trees: Is the world perfect?
Grafting Trees: Is the world perfect?
The Torah seems to be against mixing distinct things: meat and milk, holy and profane, and even grafting one kind of tre... Read more
27 Oct 2021
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27mins
Shmita Part Two: Celebrating Calendar Chaos
Shmita Part Two: Celebrating Calendar Chaos
Looking into the sources of the Jewish calendar, we find more confusion than clarity. Different rabbinic texts propose d... Read more
20 Oct 2021
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25mins
Shmita Part One: You Must Be Kind!
Shmita Part One: You Must Be Kind!
It's (supposedly) the shemita year this year, the Sabbatical year, when the land rests and debts are cancelled. The deep... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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21mins
