Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “Kosher in Body and Soul.”
The essence of keeping kosher is not that we just keep the dietary kosher laws and eat only that which G-d commanded is permissible to us, but more so that we feed our spiritual soul with G-d’s manifestation to us and ultimately that we live kosher lives through His wisdom and the performance of good deeds.
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Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “Lessons From Chabad in Humility This Passover.”
If we can remove the arrogance from our homes and hearts, then we can be better people: humble, selfless, giving, and standing side by side rather than sitting high and mighty, which only G-d Almighty deserves.
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Well they’re not making sausage, but you get the idea. 😉
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Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “Pop Culture Just Doesn’t ‘Get’ Us.”Of course, when Jews are hypocrites, act holier than thou, or do bad things, they give the rest of us a bad name, and this can breed not only confusion about Jews but also, in the extreme, hate and anti-Semitism. One Chabad Rabbi said today that the Rebbe hardly ever used the word anti-Semitism or spoke of it; instead, he focused on the idea that Jews should do good and perform acts of G-dliness and righteousness in the world.
I believe we can all agree that Jews behave differently; sometimes they do good, sometimes they don’t, but regardless, we’re a little bit of a mystery to many non-Jews, which is sometimes shrouded in a large dose of fiction and conspiracy. For many, I put it this way: they still can’t understand why the fiddler was ever playing on the roof to begin with.
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Hanging out by Holy Chow.
The line for kosher Chinese food was a 6 hour wait on Christmas!
I didn’t get any Chinese food, but did snap this photo of this guy in the hat. 😉
Happy Holidays everyone! 😉
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Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “Waffle On Over This Hanukkah.”
If you love fresh waffles and you love chicken and beef, you’ll love Mordy Menkes and his new South Florida kosher food truck business called Wild Flour Waffles.
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Judeo-Christian blending of some sort here.
Nice in terms of peace, tolerance, brotherhood and all that.
But something about this doesn’t look exactly kosher. 😉
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Wait three (or six) hours after the turkey.
And then you can eat the ice cream cake.
Now it’s all kosher!
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Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called “What Are You Refusing To See?“Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi’s incredible book, Divine Information, opened my eyes in explaining about “Torah and Science,” how G-d’s word to us in the Torah is fully and absolutely divine from Hashem.
The Torah was given in 1,312 BCE, before most of the discoveries of the world, modern science, and tools like telescopes and microscopes. Yet, the Torah tells us secrets of the world and science long before they were known.
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Nice Pastrami sandwich with cole slaw.
Hot dog on a bun.
Crispy sweet potato fries.
Too bad Max’s Kosher Cafe in Silver Spring closed. 😦
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