FlourWhile preparing for my weekly Tanakh class, I came across a word which had an interesting memory for me. The word is סלת-Solet, and is...
Yom HakippurimName of the Day Most people know Yom Hakippurim as "Yom Kipur"-יום כיפור (spelled in the Torah without the י and ו). In the Torah it is...
How red do you need to be?In this weeks Torah reading we add the section from the Red Heifer in Numbers 19 which was used to cleans the people when coming in...
Oral Torah"So if the Torah gives you general guidelines, what is the Torah understanding? Torah is understanding one very simple thing--something...
Vegetarians, vegans and TorahFor the past couple of months I have been friends with several vegetarians/vegans and have learnt a lot from them. Some of these friends...
Yom TeruahEvery year when we come to the time of Yom Teruah (aka Rosh HaShanah), I get into the discussion of what is the תרועה- Teruah which the...
Beards #2With the development of western culture and the clash between it and aspects of the ancient world many men are posed with the question of...
Beards #1Beards have been an integral part of the world since, well since man. In the Tanakh we find several interesting passages that deal with...
Leviticus 18The debate is up regarding Leviticus 18 and the context it is in. Due to the request of many from me to speak on this matter, I will be...
Joshua 5 and the OmerThe point of this discussion is not when do we bring the Omer, but can we use Joshua 5 to argue for a date. However, the discussion of...