The Rebbetzin's Husband

You know the drill: Dip the apple in the honey, Pass the fish (head), carrots (possibly cut in circle ‘coin’ shapes), leek (yum!) and/or fen...

Still catching up on posting thoughts on the Daf. For those who are less text-oriented, jump down to My Noachide Wedding . Gittin 45a The ge...

Many Rabbis love doing “unusual” things, the activities that don’t fit people’s normal expectations of the rabbinic lifestyle. Rabbis up on ...

I am not thrilled with this derashah; I feel like the key idea (the Intimacy point expressed below) requires more thought and discussion. Th...

Still catching up on old notes… for those who are interested, bear with me while I catch up. For those who are not interested, well, I guess...

The new Carnival of Self-Mastery is out here . [ Side note: Speech = sermon = message = talk = derashah. Put whatever name on it you like. ]...

I am way behind on publishing these notes; sorry to take so long. If they are of interest to anyone, great. If they bore you to tears, go re...

I am so not ready to answer for my mistakes. I am so not ready to give ten zillion speeches in a month. I am so not ready to end my arroganc...

[Haveil Havalim is here , and an excellent edition it is...] I prefaced this derashah by noting that it is not an endorsement of any politic...

( updated 12:06 PM ) I was thoroughly disheartened after watching last night’s speech by Senator Barack Obama. I heard a lot of beautiful pr...

Over the years, I have learned to love the magic words “I don’t know” on many levels. It started with my high school entrance interview with...

Rough day today. Spent the morning at a funeral for a student of mine, a great woman in her 40's - mother, wife, physician, uber volunte...

It’s that time of year again – Elul is coming, and with it comes the spectre of Rabbinic Burnout as the rabbi realizes he really ought to ha...

[ Note: This week’s Haveil Havalim is here . ] I love those studies that make you scratch your head and say, “And just how much did you spe...

Warning: Spoiler alert. I waited a long time for this movie. A long time because I was salivating for this one from the end of Batman Begins...

I had intended to record my notes on Gittin 36 through 38, but there’s so much on 36 alone that I have to settle for that. If you have the p...

Many shul rabbis spend significant time thinking about ways to eliminate noise in shul ( see my previous post here ). Wise people have writt...

I found out yesterday that I will be invited to serve again this year as a mentor for the Center for the Jewish Future / Legacy Heritage Fun...

Some notes on recent pages studied in the Daf Yomi. Possibly of interest to Daffies; all others, feel free to read or skip as you choose. Gi...

While checking mezuzah scrolls this morning ( they should be inspected for damage twice in seven years, according to the gemara and Shulchan...