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Continuing on in my Tanya-reading project, brings us to chapter 6 in the ספר של בינונים, in which Rabbi Shneur Zalman moves on to talk about the parallel bad side in contrast to what he’s been dealing with in the … Continue reading
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Airing in the spring of 2004, season two of Star Wars Clone Wars picks up immediately where season one left off, with Anakin Skywalker giving chase in his fighter craft, going after Asajj Ventress. While Anakin clearly has had immense … Continue reading
Continuing on in my series to see which sages are argued against [the most] in the Tosefta by “חכמים”, an unnamed group of sages, I now continue on with סדר מועד. Previously, with סדר זרעים, we saw that Rabbi Meir … Continue reading
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Continuing on my reading and commenting on the Tanya project, chapter 5 continues (from the previous chapter) discussing this Godly soul. Herein are some of the my thoughts on this chapter: I found Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s take on halakhah as … Continue reading
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Continuing on in my Boba Fett series, the third time Boba Fett appears on screen is in “Return of the Jedi” (a/k/a Star Wars Episode VI). Following up on his cinematic debut in The Empire Strikes Back, where he appeared … Continue reading
When it comes to reading rabbinic literature (Mishnah, Talmud, etc.), the androcentrism of the Rabbis does not often seem like such an issue as much as it does when they discuss women, relationships, and sex. Not infrequently, I come up … Continue reading
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As part of my ongoing “Foregoing Fridays” series, here are posts of mine from my original blog that I wanted to share in this medium on the topic of “Walking Humbly With Your God”: Walking Humbly With Your God, Part … Continue reading
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As I mentioned last week, I will be writing, roughly every other week, about the various appearances of the Clone Wars on television (and movie). This week, I am beginning with Season 1 of Star Wars Clone Wars, which aired … Continue reading
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One of the curious aspects I discovered while initially counting up how frequently sages appeared in the Mishnah was the not infrequent appearances of “חכמים”. These unnamed חכמים (sages) usually appeared in verbal disagreement with a previously-named sage. As I … Continue reading
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As part of my ongoing “Foregoing Fridays” series, I wanted to share some relevant posts I composed on my original blog in this medium: My Jewish Identity: Someone Else Articulates A Similar View [19 August 2013] A Reflection on My Use … Continue reading
