Israel’s Memorial Day, officially known as Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day. It honors the memory of 23,816 soldiers killed in the line of duty and 4,166...
TJS Interlude – Finding the essential on Yom Haatzmaut
Here is an interview of me by Rabbi Yonatan from the RRG Beit Midrash at Hebrew University in which we reflect on Israel Independence day from the historical and spiritual perspectives. If you want...
TJS S3E27 Six Day War I – beginnings near and far
Who can say when historical events like the Six Day War actualy began, and what were their causes? It is a daunting task, but not one which we can shirk, nonetheless. Here is the first episode in our...
TJS S3 Interlude – Making every day count
The exodus from Egypt was only the first step on the road to Sinai. The bridge between Egypt and Sinai, between liberation and revelation, is embodied in the practice of counting the Omer. Here is a...
Pesach Movies To Watch While You Social Distance
As we stay at home this year, I thought that I would suggest a few good movies about Pesach to watch. This was not an easy task since most movies based on the Bible, or about Jews, suck. Either they...
JewliciousEats: Annual Passover Recipe Roundup 2020 (KISS: Keep It Simple, Seder)
This year, on planet Earth, with so many households in quarantine, it will be difficult or risky to obtain the ingredients necessary to prepare some of the items listed below in this year’s...
Your Kippah Face Mask: What Started as a Dutch Purim Joke is Now a Reality
On Friday, April 3, 2020, the CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States recommended that everyone wear non-medical grade face masks to fight the coronavirus Covid19 pandemic...
Elijah is Quarantined. Not Coming to My Zoom Seder. But Here are Some New Haggadot Nevertheless
Was it Shalom Hanoch who sang that his friend Moshiach isn’t coming. He isn’t even Going to Telefon? I fear that Eliyahu Ha Navi is not coming either. He is quarantined like the rest of...
Joe Exotic’s (Tiger King’s) Jewish Brother and 10 Shows to Binge During Quarantine
When I binged “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” a new 2020 docu-series (or more reality series) on NETFLIX, I hated all the characters and would not have been upset had the lions...
ShivaWatch: Profiles of Our Grief
A nefarious virus has taken the beloved people from our midst. May their families be comforted, may our memories of them and their good deeds and mitzvot serve as a blessing, a prayer. As Rabbi Lord...