Parasha Insights

A man comes to his rabbi. I need a job, Rabbi. I can become a dancer or a singer. Which one should I choose?  

The Rabbi says: Become a dancer. 
Why, rabbi, have you seen me dance? 
No, says the Rabbi, but I have heard you sing!... 

One of the most integral items in the Tabernacle was the Washstand, from which the Kohanim—the priests—would wash their hands and feet each morning. This was the necessary preparation for each day’s service and was called ‘the sanctification of the Kohanim’ meaning it made those already holy yet holier.  

But what was the washstand itself made of? Not gold, silver, or wood—as most of the other vessels in the Sanctuary… Read More »

Once there was a millionaire, who collected alligators. He kept them in the pool in the back of his mansion. The millionaire also had a beautiful single daughter. One day, the millionaire decides to throw a huge party, and during the party he announces, "My dear guests, I have a proposition to every man here. I will give one million dollars, or my daughter, to the man who can swim across this pool full of alligators and emerge unharmed!" As soon as he finished his last word, there was the sound of a large splash in the pool. The guy in the pool was swimming with all his might, and the crowd began to cheer him on. Finally, he made it to the other side of the pool unharmed.  

The millionaire … Read More »