Which Biblical Figure is Similar to Joseph?
It is time for a Bible quiz. QUESTION: Who began life as the son of slaves and rose to live in Pharoah’s house? ANSWER: Everyone knows that is Moses. QUESTION: Who tricked his twin and got his father’s blessing? ANSWER: Everyone knows that was Jacob. Who was known for...
We Have a Secret for You
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I was in a coffee shop the other day when my friend approached me and whispered in my ear. Well, actually, he pretended to whisper but everyone within earshot heard and went suddenly silent. “I need to tell you a secret,” he whispered. To be...
Dispel Darkness with Light and Love
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Many scholars place Joseph’s descent to Egypt at around 1500 BCE. The Maccabees dedicated the Temple in year 165 BCE. These two events were separated by more than one thousand years and seem entirely disconnected, but the Torah portion that...
Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims’ Antisemitism is Still Felt Today
The recent surge in antisemitism from the Black Hebrew community regurgitates age-old tropes, namely that another group has replaced the Jews as God’s Chosen People. When Christianity first broke off from Judaism 2,000 years ago, the younger religion claimed that...
The Definition of Man – A Poetic Paradox
By Rabbi Avi Baumol These two verses form the bridge between the two halves of Psalm 8. In the first verse, King David asks “what is man that you have been mindful of him?” implying that Man is nothing at all. In the second verse, David continues...Related Content
