Archive for March, 2011

Berachot 5b – prayer as intimacy?

March 7th, 2011

1. When R Huna’s wine turned into vinegar, we learned a lot about Hashem, tzaddikim, and the way things work. 2. Abba Binyamin wanted his prayer to be “next to his bed” – why?

The Sunday Jesus slept late

March 7th, 2011

the Zohar says we create heaven and earth through our divrei Torah, just like Hashem does.  Here’s what happens when this goes very, very wrong…