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...
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