Benjamin Resnick

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Apr 5, 2025, 4:07 PM

This year shows us why rabbit hunts are pictured in Passover haggadahs

Hare-hunting as seen in the Prague Haggadah reflects the themes of Passover and is tied to a ritual reordering for Saturday night seders. ()

The pictures reflect YaKNeHaZ, a mnemonic for Saturday night seders. They also recap a painful Jewish history

Jul 19, 2022, 8:23 AM

The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God

One of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope: SMACS 0723, released on July 12, 2022. (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

I don't know what to make of the fact that I was forged in starlight, that every bit of me has existed and will exist for all time, but I am filled with wonder

Dec 30, 2020, 3:05 PM

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ borrows from an ancient Jewish idea

When the big questions of human existence are explored in animation, I know I'll find entertainment for my kids - and, this time, a display of more esoteric metaphysical truth

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About Me

Benjamin Resnick is rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center in Pelham, New York and the author of the novel 'Next Stop.'