The whole concept of tekhelet fascinates me.  In the third paragraph of the Sh’ma, Jews are commanded to affix a פתיל תכלת, one string of this color “tekhelet” upon their fringes (tzitzit).  Some Jews have revived this tradition in Israel.  Check out this article about how they may actually be right, and the amazing quote:…

I read Gizmodo even though it’s gone way down hill, and then I see an article like this: “There’s nothing in this world quite so delicious as cheese. And while I knew there was all sorts of bacteria and fermentation involved in delivering me unto cheddar, I never imagined it would be quite so graphic.”…

The word “right”, as in “my rights” or “the rights of …..” have cropped up a lot lately, thrown around as if this phrase carries little actual meaning.  Rights used to be something that we had to fight for, such as the right to free speech, or the right to practice religion.  So what happens…

Check out this video from the New York Times about the Taybeh Beer company.  I visited in 2007 for their annual beer festival, filled with dancing, singing, and of course lots of beer.  It represents the positive aspects of the future Palestinian State.

The following article appeared in the October 2009 issue of the Aitz Chaim bulletin: I was sitting in my Sukkah last week, enjoying the sun shining through the schach in the roof and my book, when the sky began to darken.  My midwestern instinct immediately informed me that it was about to rain.  I took…

This is a great Yom Kippur drash about the state of our food industry and re-envisioning Kashrut, with which I completely agree.  It’s time to take Kashrut to a new level. A Purposeful Fast: A Yom Kippur Sermon on Food | The Jew and the Carrot

I’m volunteering at Eitz BaIr, lit. Tree in the City, but in English it’s called City Tree.  To read more (all in Hebrew), the website is http://www.citytree.net.  It’s on the corner of Bialik Square, named after the famous Israeli poet, in the heart of the city.  I have learned a lot since being there and…