“We pick things up where Hagar and her son Ishmael have been banished from Gerar, and have just plotzed from exhaustion in the desert,” begins Phil’s humorous summary of Rashi’s thoughts. Join him.
Our G-d who art in Hendiadys, Hapox Legonimen be thy name.
I think the Haggadah is kind of a boring, stuffy book. Every version runs into the same problem; not enough links. This is a Haggadah for the 21st Century.
You don’t need me to tell you that you’re missing out – Grab a couple tickets and friend (or date) for a great night out and discover the opera.
A Teleological Suspension of the Ethical (trust me).
With no apologies, Newsweek issued its Top 50 Rabbis list this week. What can we learn from the list, and what does it say about Judaism today? Or, in other words, what makes a sexy Rabbi?
From toi, toi, toi (kina hora) to Torah, Torah, Torah.
I was not finished with the second page of “The New American Haggadah,” and already I was immersed. Before I even got to ‘removal of the hametz’ I found tidbits to add to my seder.
Ironically, in trying to become a more “natural” mother, as advocated by “Blossom” actress Bialik in “Beyond the Sling,” I would become a stereotypically overprotective Jewish mother.
He ain’t heavy, he’s going to be the father of a great nation.
Parallel lives, chiastic stories, and wondering Jews.
There’s no doubt about it: Josef Harris has swagger. But what exactly does swagger look like in a nice Jewish boy from Minnesota?
Really, what’s not to love? The music, the dancing, and the story that whisked me with it, along with the rest of the audience. We all could have given the Company a standing ovation long into the night.
Kout’s film isn’t about Big Moments. It’s about small changes that add up. Like the title character herself, the film deserves an opportunity to blossom.
Up The Down Spiral Curriculum.
