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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
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In the very first Star Wars movie (whether you want to call it “Star Wars”, “Episode IV” or “A New Hope”), we are introduced to Obi-Wan Kenobi, who tells Luke Skywalker, our young protagonist, that he knew his father. Young … Continue reading
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A common occurrence of human life is evaluating that which is around us, whether it be things that happen, people doing things, or other matters. This, amongst other purposes, helps us situate ourselves vis-á-vis the larger world and help us … Continue reading
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As part of my ongoing series, “Foregoing Fridays”, here are posts I’ve written on my original blog concerning Judaism/Jews and exercise: Revisiting Exercise & Judaism [22 February 2009] Preserving One’s Health from the Talmud? [12 May 2008] Jews, Exercise, and … Continue reading
