The Mother Bird Law

“If you happen to come upon a bird’s nest along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young; you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you…

SOMETHING SPECIAL

A few days ago Rabbi David Fohrman sent me a copy of his new book, just released in March.  You will see the image of the cover below.  Of course, I devoured it.  What I discovered is that this is an amazing journey through hints and clues in the text that connect Jacob and Joseph…

Internal Contradiction

“But of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, you shall not eat of it; for in that day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17 But – “Don’t eat those cookies!” Mom was emphatic. She pointed to the freshly-baked chocolate-chip cookies on the counter. The message was clear,…