Author: R' Evan Krame

  • June 28, 2015
    For all of Torah's miracles large and small, this week's story of a talking donkey who sees an angel is…
  • June 22, 2015
    This week nine people killed in a church in Charleston will be laid to rest down in the ground.  14…
  • June 14, 2015
    We each have had the desire at times to confront our leaders, be they religious or political, and question their…
  • June 8, 2015
    "Clothes make the man," said Shakespeare (Hamlet I:iii).  Jewish tradition couldn't agree more. This week's Torah portion (Shlach) brings a mitzvah (command)…
  • June 1, 2015
    The parsha baha'alotecha is "my family parsha". My uncle read it when he became a bar mitzvah eighty-nine years ago,…
  • May 25, 2015
    Age is an invitation and not a closed door. Take this week’s Torah portion, Naso. A census of the Levitical tribes…
  • May 16, 2015
    If you're reading this blogpost, your ancestors probably hailed from another continent.  Most of us focus more on where we…
  • May 11, 2015
    Take a breather: rest isn't just for the weary.  That's the enduring message of this week's double portion ending the…
  • May 2, 2015
    The legacy of the Jewish people includes a striving for perfection in ourselves, in our children and in the world.…
  • April 26, 2015
    This week's double portion, Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Lev. 16:1-20:27), contains the famous phrase that Talmud's Rabbi Akiva recited while standing on one leg…