“And Aaron was silent.” (Leviticus 10:3) Three millennia ago, in the desert of Sinai, the two sons of Aaron were consumed by fire at the altar of God. The Torah tells us nothing of the nature of their sin, only that they had brought an aish zara, a strange offering, and that they paid for … More »
So don’t you ask me, what I’m thinking If it makes you happy, I’ll keep on singing. For I sing when I can’t talk, And I dance when I can’t walk, And, I’m going back to Splendor Bridge Gonna try to call it home… “Splendor Bridge,” music and lyrics by Sam Flesher Sitting in the … More »
When the Baal Shem Tov had a difficult task to perform, he would go to a certain place in the woods, light a fire, and meditate on the secrets of his heart, and his prayer was answered. A generation later, the Maggid of Mezritch was faced with the same task. He would go to the … More »