Sitemap - 2024 - Gimme Some Torah
#626: Eight to One or One to Eight?
#625: Even the Poor Must Light a Menorah
#624: Why Didn't Joseph Write Home?
#623: The Good Kind of Forgetting
#620: In for a Dime, in for a Dollar
#618: How Much Does Our Intent Count?
#617: Do Snitches Get Stitches?
#613: Study and Prayer Go Together
#612: Ladder, Stairs, or Ramp?
#608: Why Did Isaac Favor Esau?
#607: Meaning of Hebrew Uncertain
#604: Lot Was A Terrible Person
#603: One Size Does Not Fit All
#601: What Does 'God Appeared' Mean?
#600: The Lesson of Snickers Bars
#598: Location, Location, Location
#597: Good Advice Is a Form of Charity
#594: The Downside of a Great Economy
#593: Snakes on a Plane, Demons on an Ark
#592: Noah Phases and Abraham Phases
#590: Mourning and Perspective
#589: We Have Sinned Against You
#588: Judaism Is a Religion of Life
#585: The Torah Has No Cloud Backup
#584: Two Types of People Have No Torah
#581: The Man Who Was Happy to Die
#579: We Are the World's Torch
#578: Between Death and Burial
#575: Vicious Dogs and Broken Ladders
#572: Doing What Is Good and Right
#571: People Are Not Disposable
#569: What to Do for the Formerly Rich
#568: Our Shemini Atzeret Dilemma
#566: What's The Meaning of Life?
#563: An Ancient Version of Speed Dating?
#562: Diversity and Jewish Ritual
#560: Just Being Strong Is Not A Plan
#559: Should We Blame God for Hamas?
#558: Why Do Good People Suffer?
#557: Rebuke Shortly Before Death
#556: When To Say "It Is What It Is"
#554: How Hard Is It To Be a Judge?
#550: Don't Dwell On Your Death
#549: Rabbinical Students: Go To Minyan!
#547: Pinḥas and Defending Zionism
#546: Break Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning
#545: The Day That Normalcy Died
#541: Thanks, But We're Already Blessed
#540: Caution Is A Jewish Value
#536: Clouds of Glory, Clouds of Love
#535: Frustration Is Not a Game Plan
#534: What's So Bad About Hitting a Rock?
#533: Be Careful What You Think
#532: Jews, Nerds, Bullies, and July 4th
#530: Protesting the Unchangeable
#529: My Reaction to the Debate
#528: A Grain of Truth, A Grain of Salt
#527: Have You Had Too Much to Think?
#525: In Praise of Ordinary People
#522: Two Different Kinds of Fear
#520: Complainers, Sinners, and Mourners
#516: Either a Leader or a Shanda!
#515: Is There Such Thing as a Stupid Question?
#514: Silence in the Wilderness
#513: How Important Is Your Family Line?
#511: The Infantilization of America
#508: Torah Is A Mt. Everest of the Mind
#507: What Killed Rabbi Akiva's Students?
#506: Slavery Is a Plague for Everybody
#504: The Evil Impulse Loves a Costume
#501: God Knows What You Stole Last Summer
#496: Telling Lies in front of the Torah
#493: The Rabbi Who Hid Ten Rubles
#492: The Lenient Judge and the Strict Judge
#490: Leprosy vs. Boils: Let's Get Ready to Rumble!
#489: The Hostages and the Seder
#487: Why Do We Call the Kid Wicked?
#486: The OJ Trial and Leprosy
#485: Don't Talk with Your Mouth Full
#484: Leprosy, AIDS, and COVID
#478: Sorry, I Totally Forgot!
#477: How Is Greatness Measured?
#476: Who Can Be a Moral Exemplar?
#475: Do Something Weird at Your Seder
#474: Imagine a World Without Work
#473: Is Courtesy Dying or Changing?
#472: The Squatters In Your Brain
#471: Sometimes the Trash Isn't Trash
#470: What I Didn't Know About Haman
#469: Noloyada: The Cure for Moral Confusion
#467: You Don't Get a Parade for Doing Your Job
#466: Should Religious Leaders Be Trusted?
#465: Jewish Jokes Contain the Code
#464: The New Jewish Inventions We Need
#462: A Memo from Mark Zuckerberg of META
#461: Edibles for the Jewish Community
#460: Why Did Betzalel Need the Divine Spirit?
#459: More Is Not Necessarily Better
#458: Only the Wise Receive Wisdom
#457: I Hope This Essay Is the GOAT!
#454: What's Worse—Sins or Bad Character Traits?
#453: What Was the Point of the Calf?
#451: Is That Your Final Answer?
#449: What Happened to the Ten Tribes?
#448: Urim V'Tummim: Miracle or Psychology?
#447: A Leader Must Love the People
#446: Thoughts Are Not Punished...Except for This Kind
#445: Creativity and Jewish Law
#444: Thoughts and Prayers are Mismatched
#443: Gold on the Outside, Gold on the Inside
#441: Rich and Smart Are Not the Same Thing
#437: Kidnapping Is Akin to Murder
#436: Two Kinds of Failure: Can't and Won't
#434: The Man Who Was Rescued from Hell
#433: The Cow That Observed Shabbat
#432: Honoring Elderly Parents
#428: The Purpose of Punishment
#427: Where Did the Misogyny Come From?
#426: Convenience vs. Commitment
#425: Our External and Internal Lives
#424: Why Borrow What You Won't Return?
#423: Darkness Can Be a Blessing
#422: When Is It Time to Give Up?
#421: The Story of William and Ellen Craft
#419: The Five Cups of Emergency Rescue
#418: What Is Jewish Masculinity?