Torah MOMentary: Was God in Labor?
This is the first post in our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Bereshit. To learn more, click here. The Torah begins at the beginning, with the creation of the world. We often...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Noah Wasn’t Perfect & Neither Are We
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Noah. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. You know the dirty look you get at a café when you...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: How Do I Tell My Kids to Go Forth When I’m Not Ready?
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Lekh L’kha. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. There is little that breaks the heart of a...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: What Was Abraham Thinking?
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Vayera. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. This week’s Torah portion is called Vayera, and it...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Remaining Calm in the Face of Uncertainty
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Haye Sarah. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. My adorable toddler has a disturbing new habit....
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Even Esteemed Matriarchs Play Favorites
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Toldot. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. Maybe you’ve been feeling a little guilty about...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Why Are We Passing Down These Crazy Bible Stories?
This post is part of our new Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Vayetze. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. Have you seen the new episode of that crazy...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Let There Be Mama
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This week we read Parashat Vayishlah. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. “The earned name is worth much more than the given...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Climbing Out of the Pit
In this week’s portion, Vayeshev, we read about Joseph’s father giving him the coat of many colors. This is the last straw for his jealous brothers, who decide to get rid of him: they cast Joseph down...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Bible Drama Vs. Toddler Drama
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This past Shabbat we read Parashat Miketz. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. Last week’s Torah portion, Miketz, is full of...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: A Bond Between Brothers, Even Those Who Sell Each Other into...
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This past Shabbat we read Parashat Vayigash. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. As the mother of two boys, and someone who...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Blessings of the Breast & Womb
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This past Shabbat we read Parashat Vayehi. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. This week’s portion, Vayehi, contains the last...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: How Some Sexy Vibes Saved the Jewish People
This post is part of our Torah commentary series. This Shabbat we read Parashat Sh’mot. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. In the first portion in the book of Exodus, Sh’mot,...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: What Pharaoh & New Moms Have in Common
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat Vaera. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. This week’s...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: What Do We Make of the Killing of the Firstborn?
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat Bo. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. This week’s Torah...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Take it From Moses & Ask For Help Once in a While
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat B’shalah. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. I once went...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: How Moses Inspires Me to Ask For Help
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat Yitro. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. Asking for help...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: Just Like Toddlers, the Israelites Needed Rules
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat Mishpatim. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. As a former...
View ArticleTorah MOMentary: What is the Point of All These Rules?
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a new mom. This Shabbat we read Parashat Terumah. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. After binging...
View ArticleThe Self-Conscious Mom & Her Very Observant Kids
This post is part of our Torah commentary series through the perspective of a mother. This Shabbat we read Parashat Tetzaveh. To read a summary of the portion and learn more, click here. I’d like to...
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