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The Legend of Og!

One last stop...

All week, I’ve been thinking about this book, “A Driven Leaf,” by Milton Steinberg.

This is the saddest story I know.

In search of the strangest creature of all.

Jews, who have been perennial outcasts, ought to read the Torah’s account of the leper with particular care. 

Tragedy strikes. And Aaron is silent.

The seventh day of Passover commemorates the day the Children of Israel reached the Red Sea and witnessed both the miraculous 'Splitting of the Sea,' the drowning of all the Egyptian chariots, horses and soldiers that pursued them, and the Passage of the Red Sea. 

Why is there a silent child in the Haggadah?

It's time for Aaron get dressed.

The meaning behind the mineral.

A curious new detail in the list of building materials for the Tabernacle inspires one of the richest rabbinic stories ever written.

We should talk about the Daughters of Tzelophehad more.

Where can we find Haman in the Torah?

"You shall make a breastplate of judgment." - Exodus 28:15

It all started with dolphins.

A very Jewish love affair...

How did Joseph's bones make it out of Egypt?

The strangest thing about that first Passover was living with the lamb for four days.

Behold the mighty finger of God!

What was it about Moses?

Jacob never died.

Judah saves the day. How did he know just what to say?

Why do we hate Bilaam so much? There's an answer hidden between the lines of this week's parsha.

Two dreams. Two dreams. Two dreams.

Why does this keep happening?

“Do not go out into the field. Do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.” - Jeremiah 6:25

Jacob is headed back home, after all these years, and preparing to face the greatest challenge of his life - a confrontation with Esau, the brother who once wanted him dead.

But there is another man he will have to face first.

Any great lover of the Torah must eventually confront the simple truth that certain parts of this book are just not that interesting.

"He saw Hell open up beneath him."

This has got to be the most Freudian line in the Torah.

Everybody's wondering what Ishmael did to the baby.

"There once was a man who carved grooves in time."

You'll never guess my favorite line in the Torah.

Important announcement in this week's podcast!

What did Moses do that was so wrong?!

Happy New Year from ParshaNut!

A discussion of the source of the classic Jewish blessing, "May you live until one hundred and twenty!"

This week's podcast is dedicated to all those who, like me, are descended from immigrants.

Who is a Jew?

This question is at the center of one of contemporary Judaism’s most difficult and painful conversations.

Are Jews supposed to have a king?

"You are all children of the Lord your God - so do not make gashes in your flesh..." (Deut. 14:1)

What does the first part of this verse have to do with the second?

This week's parsha is called 'Eikev,' a word taken from the first verse. But what, exactly does that word mean? Well, as usual, it's complicated...

There's a problem with the Ten Commandments...

With great love and respect for the modern Chabad movement - though no particular affiliation, and certainly no intention to speak on their behalf.

Moses has an anger problem.

Do Jews believe in Hell? Well, yes... but not like you think.

What can a debate about Hanukkah teach us about Sukkot - and what can they both teach us about religious life?

This week King Balak seeks to curse the Children of Israel, and fails. Then he does it again. And again. Why does he keep trying? A new, holistic read of the parsha may help shed some light on his strange behavior.

There were so many, out there in the desert. How did they all die?

Two new prophets appear in the camp! And they have an important message for us...