Fox Byte 5775: Matzot (Unleavened Bread)
מַצּוֹת It was in May of 1986 that I first visited the great World War I battlefield at Verdun. Along with Auschwitz, Verdun is on
April 11, 2015
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מַצּוֹת It was in May of 1986 that I first visited the great World War I battlefield at Verdun. Along with Auschwitz, Verdun is on
פֶּסַח Professor J.R.R. Tolkien insisted that there was no hidden meaning behind his works on Middle Earth. Such was his assertion in his Foreword to The
צַו Consider the fragility of human existence. We survive within a specific set of environmental parameters – a fixed range of temperature, hydration, radiation, and
וַיִּקְרָא A standard feature of civilization is the rules of the house, the guidelines by which a person can be welcomed into and remain peacefully
וַיַּקְהֵל / פְקוּדֵיּ What is the secret of the success of Star Trek? Since 1966 three generations of science fiction fans have followed the adventures
כִּיּ תִשָּׂא At the distance of two hundred years the specter of Napoleon Bonaparte is no longer frightening. Now he is nothing more than a
תְּצַוֶּה One of the compelling images I recall from childhood is the opening scene of Branded. This Western TV drama starred Chuck Connors as a
תְּרִוּמָה Raiders of the Lost Ark did not launch the film career of Harrison Ford, but it did bring him his first top billing as
מִּשְׁפָּטִים How would one describe hell? Dante does a nice job in his Inferno, depicting levels of escalating unpleasantness corresponding to the earthly misdeeds of
יִתְרוֹ Just because a person enjoys the favor of the king does not mean they can do as they please. This is not some antiquated