Parshat Lech Lecha begins with Hashem trying to motivate Avram to leave his homeland and travel to an undisclosed location. One of the ways he

When it comes to throwing out old stuff, people are usually on one of two teams. The first is Team Chuckitall—those who just want their

Jeanie and Lily were twin sisters and best friends. They shared a room, clothing, friends and just about everything else. They went to the same

Jake and Brian were in Mike’s backyard having a catch with a frisbee. Considering that Jake was a national frisbee champ, sometimes his arm got

In Parshat Nitzavim, Moshe describes the Torah as something that is “karov eilecha me’od b’ficha u’b’levavcha la’asoto—very close to your mouth and heart, [allowing you]

This week’s parsha begins with what seems like a bit of negativity: “Ki teitzei la’milchama—when you go to war,” “Ki yihiyeh l’ish ben sorer u’moreh—when

Pete was born into an unfortunate situation. He was the firstborn child to parents who each wanted a son to name after their fathers. Normally,

In Parshat Naso the Torah tells of the Nesi’im, the leaders of each tribe, giving gifts to the Mishkan. Each gift was exactly the same,

Parshat Bamidbar discusses the degalim: four groups of Shevatim, each with a specific camping location around the Mishkan. Although bnei Yisrael traveled and camped in

Parshat Bechukotai This week’s parsha lists rewards in this world for keeping mitzvot. Peace, prosperity and other gifts are mentioned. However, nothing is mentioned about

In Parshat Behar this week we learn about the mitzvah of Shmita. Shmita requires land owners in Eretz Yisrael to leave their land open for

Freddie Ferguson needed to change—at least his boss, friends, mother, therapist, bowling team, florist, golf coach and gardener all thought so. Freddie was coasting along,