Daily Archives: July 2, 2017

Parasha Balak (Numbers 22:2–25:9)

This Torah portion tells the story of Balaam, who is not Jewish. Listen here and here. * As the West becomes steadily more tribal, the more relevant these texts become. In the world as described by the Torah, it doesn’t … Continue reading

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Careless With Other People’s Property

A group of yeshiva kids I knew, when they flew overseas, they stole the inflatable vests under their airline seats and when they were in class in yeshiva, they’d pull the rip cords. I couldn’t comprehend this type of carelessness … Continue reading

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