by Rabbi Ken Brodkin | Nov 29, 2019 | Genesis, Kislev, Toldot
This past week was Thanksgiving. It makes you think back to that original Thanksgiving dinner of Pilgrims and Indians. It is one of those moments in history I wish I could have seen. This small band of Pilgrims miraculously surviving the first winter with the aid of...
by Rabbi Ken Brodkin | Nov 22, 2019 | Chayei Sarah, Cheshvan, Genesis
Last winter, I took a trip with my son Shaya to Phoenix to visit a Yeshiva. It was a short day and a half trip with little time to do all we needed to accomplish. Our flight was delayed and when we arrived, we were delayed at the car rental place for an...
by Rabbi Ken Brodkin | Nov 14, 2019 | Cheshvan, Genesis, Lech Lecha
For all you Mesopotamian history buffs, Genesis 14 is the chapter for you! We start to delve into the war of four kings versus the five kings, and there is just a wealth of trivia nuggets from the Euphrates to the Jordan Valley, from Ur Kasdim to Egypt! We have the...
by Rabbi Ken Brodkin | Nov 7, 2019 | Cheshvan, Genesis, Noach
Recently, I came across an advertisement challenging religion. The ad depicted a person extending their hand to an individual in need, helping to lift them up. The ad remarked, “you don’t need G-d”. It went on to say, just be a person who helps others and follows the...
by Rabbi Ken Brodkin | Sep 23, 2019 | Elul, Posts
Did you ever have an experience where you up late in the darkness of night tossing and turning in anxiety? Perhaps about a financial problem or a conflict with your boss or co-worker? Then you wake up to the first rays of light. Suddenly, your mind is fills...
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