Satire
Remembering Rabbi Noach Weinberg, Founder of Aish Hatorah
One of my earliest memories of Rabbi Noach Weinberg, also known by the more anglicized...
Genesis
In the beginning God created heaven and earth.
When you think heaven, you probably think stars...
Deception
This one is a kiruv special, not aimed at Judaism as a whole.
"Did you know...
Lights Out
In 1946, following the holocaust, a highly unusual event occurred, one that involved, for the...
Prepare to Meet Your Macher
He's a macher.
He can get you into seminary and out jail with a well placed...
Bas Melech
You’re the daughter of a King! A king! How awesome is that?
Not as awesome...
Book Covers
This one’s a doozy. Bear with me. Also, if you have a bit of context, you’ll know this ones strike quite close to home. TL;DR at the end.
Here’s how the spiel goes: Judaism is amazing. It’s enlightened. It’s changed the world for the better. Judeo Christian values are da...
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me this, I'd have enough money to start my own religion. Or at least my own congregation. Same difference, really.
Everyone seems to have some magical elusive Judaism that I'm missing out on."Your Judaism is not like my Judaism.""You should...
See also, Hashgacha Pratis.
Biography
Philosphy
Our Father in Heaven
Our father in heaven they sayThe father of mercyBut as an almighty beingHe hath chosen to live...
All And Nothing
"Judaism is not all or nothing," they preached at Aish Essentials. "Do what you can, God appreciates...
Fiction
Chevy Escapade
The Chevrolet Escapade truly is a tiny a vehicle. But it gets great gas mileage. For the first 26 years, the hydraulic pistons in...
Kiruv
I was back in Aish Hatorah.
I guess like positivity childhood memories that resurfaced after I'd dealt with parental trauma, my subconscious felt I was ready to find some good beneath the wreckage.
The building was even bigger and more magnificent - and more rambly. I wandered through towering mazes of limestone and glass. This was the Old City, we...
A key Aish tactic in proving God’s existence, was emphasizing the unusual.
There is no nation as oppressed as the Jews.
No other nation claims public revelation.
No other book can spell the word Pizza or Hitler with this unique arrangement of letters.
This tactic is a huge part of the discovery seminar, and the idea is that this thing is so unique...