I find myself in full agreement with Ben Stein, as I often do: The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when … More Ben Stein
The calendar provided to us by the Torah (Five Books of Moses) is a solar-corrected lunar calendar. It is lunar in that each month begins with the sighting of the new moon. It is solar-corrected in that is uses an agricultural event to correct for the solar year. Each year during the twelfth biblical month … More Biblical Calendar and New Year
I just found out about the Virtual Great American Bake Sale being held by Cooking During Stolen Moments. Participants share a favorite recipe, which goes into an ebook, which will be offered for sale, and all the proceeds will go to Share Our Strength. Share Our Strength provides food for American children who would otherwise … More Good Food, Great Cause
Shofet, in his most recent post, noted the dismal divorce rate in the United States today. I thought I would add to that the equally depressing statistic recently released by the Census Bureau that of all new mothers, 40% are unwed. While a large number of these women are actually cohabiting with the father of … More Note
Hackam Daffyd wrote a wonderful post recently that addressed how the Torah has something for everyone. Among those things is “luster”: pretty shinies that enthrall the individual with the magic of what they see–much like Christian enthrall their children with Santa or the Easter Bunny and themselves with artwork or incense. People express their value … More Luster
The Hebrew word that is often translated “Judge” as in the Biblical book Judges, is Shofet. Judge is, however, a poor translation. Shofet proceeds from a root word that means ruler or, perhaps more accurately in English, chieftain. The Shofet was the leader of the Israelites until a King was chosen. Shemot (Exodus) and Bamidbar … More Sefer Shoftim (Book of Judges)
President Obama has said of the abortion topic that if his daughters were to make a mistake he would not want them to be “punished” with a child. I have heard this sentiment from many of those who are pro-choice. I have only one reply to this kind of illogic: People who think children are … More A Child: Burden or Blessing?
In this secular world, people of faith hear a lot about the burden of religion. I know I do. There seems to be a belief out there that religion is a lot of pomp and ceremony that clutters up a person’s life without any benefit. Things that you have to do, worry about, and spend … More The difference
Silver Trumpets 