Bereishit 5766 — On Turning Fifty
In all the excitement over the big events that happen in the beginning of this week’s parsha – like “in
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Month: October 2006
Noah 5767 — "The earth became corrupt"
Parshat Noach is a very popular part of the Bible with kids. It’s a simple story kids can understand. Noah
Read MoreBereshit 5767 — Science and Religion
Bereshit bara El-him et hashamayim v’et ha’aretz, “in beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The
Read MoreShmini Atzeret 5767
Today is Shmini Atzeret – a day the Torah tells us is a holiday in its own right, separate but
Read MoreGaza a Year Later
(photo of Reb Barry in front of a Gaza settler’s home, July 2005) I had an op-ed piece published in
Read MoreBe Happy, It's Sukkot!
Tonight begins the Festival of Sukkot, one of Judaism’s three harvest festivals. Sukkot includes one of my favorite commandments: "you
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