Hi – Hope you’re having a great day! Jews all over the world just celebrated Purim. And we read the Book of Esther, the Megillah. There’s something very strange about the Book. It doesn’t mention G-d.  Not even once. Because the Megillah talks about a different kind of miracle. No splitting of the sea like […]

Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … There’s something we don’t think about that often. But we probably did yesterday. Wind. Because most of us were hit by a storm with extremely high winds. And many people even lost their electricity. But the truth is there’s wind every day. And we should think […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! … The Torah Minute doesn’t get into politics. Certainly not whether President Obama should have gotten a Nobel Prize. But I did want to mention a different Nobel Prize. The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics. It went to John Mather of the NASA Space Flight Center. His research […]

Hope you’re having a great day. This is a follow up to my last Torah Minute about the miracle of water. Thanks to the many readers who let me know that they “did it”. That they made the blessing before enjoying a drink of water and were inspired. (I was particularly enjoyed hearing from my […]

Hope you’re having a great day. That you are keeping cool. And remembering to drink plenty of water. … Here’s something to think about when you have a simple glass of water. There’s a basic law of physics. The colder something is? The denser it becomes.  And the heavier it is. So in a swimming […]

Hi, Hope you have had a great summer! … You may remember one of the disappointing moments in the recent Olympics. A member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team slipped and fell off the balance beam. And that cost them a gold medal. People wondered how a star athlete could mess up like that. And […]

Hi, Here’s a follow up to the last Torah Minute. About the picture of the Sombrero Galaxy. My friend who sent it to me said that he “had seen a glimpse of eternity”. He said something else which I didn’t mention last time. “It reminded me of what the Bible says. G-d’s ways and His […]

Hi, Hope you’re enjoying the great weather! … “Best Picture”. What comes to mind? The Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture. A friend sent me something different. Much more impressive. And much more inspiring. “The Best Picture Taken by the Hubble Telescope”. It’s a picture of the Sombrero Galaxy. A huge galaxy. I mean […]

… The Jews finally leave Egypt. The sea splits. The Jews are saved. And the Egyptians drown. (Exodus, 13:17-15:22) We’ll come back to it. … But things don’t go so smoothly after that. There’s nothing to drink. The water is bitter. And the Jews complain to Moshe. “Where’s the water”! Moshe turns to G-d. And […]

Hi, I’ve returned from Rabbi Deutsch’s son’s wedding. It was beautiful! … I had an interesting experience on my way home. Davening (morning prayers) in the airport! The ideal time for morning prayers starts with sunrise and continues for a few hours. (There’s a little “wiggle room’ to start earlier when necessary.) It’s best to […]