And we're back! If you have lost track (I have), we join the Jews as they wander aimlessly through the desert, on their journey to Eretz Israel (#ogzionists). One of the many miraculous occurrences that accompany their journey is the pillars of cloud that raise and lower themselves to indicate when Bnei Yisrael should stop and rest or get up and keep going. However, these clouds demand an erratic travel schedule that does not make a whole lot of sense. The Rambam suggests tha

I tend to receive a lot of calls during the week, but let me tell you about one of the funnier ones. My dad called and asked if I wanted to go see Elvis. At first I was like what? When I figured he was talking about an impersonator, not the king of rock himself, my second question was “Is Nicky (my sister) coming?” My third question was, how can I relate this to the parasha? (Obviously) There is a linguistic redundancy in this week's parsha. In it, Hashem tells Moshe to “Say