Come or Go? Parashat BoVery commonly we find that words carry a very different meaning than they used to. In many cases a commentator will give an incorrect...
Aramaic and Hebrew in Contact #2: Shabbat the Queen?Very commonly people refer to Shabbat as a "Queen" and the famous song "Lekha Dodi" uses the female imagery under the word “Bride”....
Seams in History #2: The Declaration of CyrusEzra Chapter one presents the to the reader a text in which Cyrus king of Persia gave the Jews of his kingdom the right to return to...
History of HanukkahI tried my best to cover the details that created the story of Hanukkah, but avoided going to deep into the battles after Judah and the...