Monthly Archives: June 2013

I oppose the death penalty. With all my heart and soul. With every ounce of passion. With all my intellectual and philosophical skills. So, dear Pinkhas, why’d you have to go and screw things up? Your zealous action saved the … Continue reading →

So even though this year we don’t have a double-header parasha (combining Chukat and Balak) I am giving you a double-header musing. First, answering a question posed by the haftarah for Balak, and second, a revisit of some lessons learned … Continue reading →

There’s nothing quite like a boastful victory song. Inspiring. Patriotic. Stirring. Aso, if you ask me, insipid. We are taught that everything that is in Torah is there for a reason. So the boastful victory hymn of Numbers chapter 21 … Continue reading →

I’m out of town helping with a friend’s simcha, so with limited free time, I’m recycling a previous musing. I like this one, and it’s subject has been on my mind again of late. I was thinking of perhaps re-titling … Continue reading →