Monthly Archives: May 2015

It has been a decade since I first shared this musing, and I thought it was time to give it another look. It was originally called Northeast-Gaza-Side Story, but that’s geographically inaccurate, as the site of biblical Tzorah is likely … Continue reading →

[Author’s note: this is a revisiting and reworking of an earlier musing for this parasha, first written in 2002, and entitled “They Did As They Were Told? You Gotta Be Kidding!”] I think it was wishful thinking by the author(s) … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר-תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ–אֵלֶּה הֵם, מוֹעֲדָי Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them: the appointed times of Ad*nai, which you will call holy assemblies, these are My appointed times. If … Continue reading →