ezra – The Ten Commandments Project

Next Level Common Knowledge: Sukkoth

Two men conversing beside fruit and pottery in an ancient desert marketplace

Steven Pinker examines Common Knowledge in his work: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life (2025, Scribner.) Dr. Pinker’s Common Knowledge is a term meant to describe human interactions and the knowledge of the individuals interacting. The Sukkoth Holiday- the Festival of Booths- Torah PortionContinue reading “Next Level Common Knowledge: Sukkoth”

V’zot Haberachah’s Ten Commandments’ Moment

An anime-style illustration of Moses blessing the Levites. Moses is depicted as a wise, elderly man with long white hair and beard, wearing flowing robes, his hands raised in blessing. The Levites kneel or stand before him in reverence, dressed in ancient Hebrew priestly garments. The scene has dramatic anime lighting with glowing divine light emanating from Moses, detailed expressive faces, and a celestial background with clouds and golden rays. Art style similar to epic anime like Demon Slayer or Attack on Titan.

Before the Torah’s finale, Moses charged parents to educate their children. In the Torah’s final portion, V’zot Haberachah, Moses charges the Levites to educate the Israelite nation. In Moses’ blessing to the tribe, he assigns them a special assignment. Forever more, the Levites were tasked to provide covenantal education to the nation. This tasking raisesContinue reading “V’zot Haberachah’s Ten Commandments’ Moment”

A Moment of Biblical Literacy: The Book of Ezra and Cyrus The Great

Whoever is among you of His entire people–may his God be with him–let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and build the Temple of the Lord, God of Israel– He is the God!– which is in Jerusalem. Ezra 1:2 With historic events, i.e. the liberation of the people, joyous expressions occur. NamingContinue reading “A Moment of Biblical Literacy: The Book of Ezra and Cyrus The Great”

Bo: The Legacy Project

The people of the exile brought the pesach-offering on the fourteenth day of the first month. Ezra 6:10 In the throes of the Exodus, the Torah Portion Bo commands the Children of Israel to celebrate Passover. Not only was this meal to be of the moment, it was to be something for the future. BoContinue reading “Bo: The Legacy Project”