[caption id="attachment_1924" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bouncing Water"][/caption] “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether they will follow My Teaching...
Though a plant continually grows upward, in contrast to animals and humans which move freely, it must remain firmly rooted in its source of nourishment, the earth. A fish, on the other hand, must also
[caption id="attachment_1919" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Lion"][/caption] A great debate raged in early 18th century London: Was the lion battled by the Cavalliere Nicolini Grimaldi in the opera "Rinaldo" live, a real beast of the jungle, or was it only an actor in disguise? I often wonder...
[caption id="attachment_1913" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="Connections"][/caption] Moshe was bothered by the way we danced and rejoiced over the crushed bodies of our former masters. “Listen,” he said, “Do you hear the angels singing?’ I didn’t hear anything. No one heard. “God did not allow them to sing while...
[caption id="attachment_1909" align="alignleft" width="136" caption="A Carnival Mirror"][/caption] It’s very difficult to keep a diary while moving so much and so quickly. So much has happened since I last wrote in you that I haven’t been able to update you. Sorry! I can tell you about the...
[caption id="attachment_1905" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="Growing Up"][/caption] We know well the terrible story of Moshe hitting the rock to which he was supposed to speak. This week is the story of the rock he was ordered to strike with his staff. Why was he told to hit the...
[caption id="attachment_1879" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Responsibility"][/caption] I am reposting this blog on the first anniversary of the Haitian earthquake: It is far easier to work for the BNN, the Biblical News Network, and report on thousands of years and cities of Jewish history, than it is to...
[caption id="attachment_1895" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="The Perfect Host"][/caption] It must have been difficult to go to sleep without any Manna left over for the next day. We never knew if it would fall the next day. After all, the gift of Manna was always a direct reflection of...
[caption id="attachment_1895" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="The Perfect Host"][/caption] We were introduced to our Host in the desert, and in life: We learned of His generosity and attention to detail. We discovered how this Infinite Being displays His concern for each of us as individuals. We experienced this...
[caption id="attachment_1895" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="The Perfect Host"][/caption] The 23rd Chapter of Proverbs begins; “When you sit down to dine with a ruler, know well what lies before you.” Rashi explains that you must know your host. If the host is generous; you may insult him by...
