Hi, Many Jews may have been wondering at the Seder. “The Exodus? Splitting of the Sea? Why did G-d stop doing miracles?” … He didn’t! In fact one of His miracles is 58 years old today! Today is Yom Ha’atzmaut. Israeli Independence Day. Mazal Tov! … Here’s something I think about often. Especially on a […]

Hi, Here’s a follow up story to the last Torah Minute. It happened to me. A number of years ago I visited Boston. I saw a local paper with “what’s happening in Boston”. And something caught my eye. “Museum of Science and Industry: Ramsee the Second Exhibit”! What great timing! Ramsee is believed to be […]

Hi, I wanted to talk to you about something very serious. Purim! … There’s something that really bothers me. Most Jews relate in some way to Yom Kippur. They probably go to services. Fast all day. And may even review all their sins! No. That’s not what bothers me! It’s that so many Jews don’t […]

Hi, Hope you enjoyed Purim. Purim at CTN was great! I wanted to share two things that I mentioned during Megillah reading at CTN. Purim is a time to celebrate the miracle of Jewish survival. And to appreciate the privilege of being part of the Jewish People. … A Torah Minute reader e-mailed me from […]

Hi, We’ve spent quiet a while on the portion of Kedoshim. “Be holy.” We’ve seen many rituals and many moral and ethical obligations. Which brings me back to Purim! (It doesn’t take much)! … Haman. The villain of the Purim story. The prototype of the anti Semite. He convinces the King to destroy the Jewish […]

Hi, This Saturday night and Sunday is Tisha B’av.  The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av. The saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Many tragedies happened to the Jewish People on that day throughout history. Including the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem by the Romans in the year 70. … For two […]

Hi, Here’s something to think about as we sit down to the Seder. …We read about the great Rabbi Akiva and five other Rabbis of the Talmud. How they stayed up all night talking about the Exodus from Egypt. And it’s easy for this story to get overlooked. Especially when everyone smells the delicious food! […]

Hi, It’s me again. … I know what you were thinking as you read today’s Torah Minute. “He’s going to ask us to say grace after meals.  A glass of water wasn’t enough for him”! I can’t say it didn’t enter my mind! But I decided to ask you to do something else. Join  CTN […]

Hi, I hope you were able to sleep last night! What’s the second thing the Joseph teaches us? … The power of the Torah! A story like this shocks us. “ Jews don’t do things like this”! And its true. Violent crime is so rare among Jews. And we’re the People that has suffered the […]

Hi, Jacob finally encounters his brother Esau.  (Genesis, 33) In Jewish tradition, Esau represents the power of the sword.  As opposed to the spiritual values of Jacob. In fact, Jacob had run away because Esau was planning on killing him. … What happens when they meet? “ He hugged Jacob… kissed him.  They wept”.  (33:4) […]