Fox Byte 5775 #27-28: Tazria (Leprosy) / Metzora (Cleansing the Leper)
תַזְרִיעַ / מְּצֹרָע Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote a story about how a dead fish ruined a man’s life. To be honest, it was not the
April 24, 2015
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תַזְרִיעַ / מְּצֹרָע Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote a story about how a dead fish ruined a man’s life. To be honest, it was not the
שְּׁמִינִי The problem with great satire is that it can be so irreverent. Then again, that is the strength of satire: using humor and ridicule
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
Last week a reader asked a very important question. It is so important that I want to share it: A friend introduced me to your
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