Photographs


Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Elephants Just Walking Down the Street!.jpg

Interior Passageways.jpg

Interior Passageways.jpg

This is another typical street scene in Jaipur. People selling fruits and vegetables along the side of the road. It was an orgy of color and hard to resist eating!

This is another typical street scene in Jaipur. People selling...

Important Signs.jpg

Important Signs.jpg

Josh standing in front of Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO  World Heritage Site. It has an interesting history which includes being nearly abandoned and having people living in it.

Josh standing in front of Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage...

Moses Was Wise

Nedarim 38a lauds Moses for his unique abilities. Offering some questions about why the messiah was not mentioned in Moses’ time and if there is a messiah what else beyond what Moses achieved is necessary for one to be the messiah. Was it the same moment of doubt that kept G-d’s most faithful servant from [...]

Spinoza vs. Kabbalah – Dr. Daniel Matt @ JTS

Monday night at JTS, Dan and I attended a lecture by Dr. Daniel Matt on How the Zohar Reimagines God. Dr. Matt is the lead author on a new translation of the Zohar and a quick internet search demonstrates he is one of the leading scholars in this area. It is important to note that [...]

Spend Time Alone

It is very good to have a special room set aside for Torah study and prayer. Such a room is especially beneficial for secluded meditation and conversation with G-d.

The Rebbe said that it is very good even just to sit in such a special room. The atmosphere itself is beneficial, even if you sit there [...]