Eytan Rosen, at The Blogs

Mar 15, 2022, 3:17 PM

“Each individual is required to intoxicate himself, until he cannot differentiate between ‘blessed is Mordechai’ and ‘cursed is Haman’” -Tractate Megillah, page 7b Why is intoxication so crucial to Purim? What religious significance does alcohol have? Two giants of Jewish thought,...

Dec 15, 2021, 9:41 PM

Statues

Michelangelo's David in Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem have gradually turned into cities that rival their European counterparts. Architecture, culture, and beauty abound, and like most cities, they are not cheap, with Tel Aviv recently declared the most expensive city in the world....

Nov 4, 2021, 10:05 PM

The hardest thing to do is nothing

In his magnum opus, Mei HaShiloach, Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izbica writes: “… and he looked, and he saw three people standing on him.” (Bereshit, 18:2) Why did the angels come before the birth of Yitzchak? The world did...

Oct 16, 2021, 7:54 PM

Learning how to believe from The Binding of Isaac

This week’s Parsha, Parshat Vayeira, features one of the most well-know stories in the Torah, the Binding of Isaac. This tale often leads readers to ask themselves: “What would I do if I were in Abraham’s position, and G-d...

Oct 5, 2021, 3:16 PM

Featured Post

On losing taste

I used to love food, but now I sit by while my family eats. All soups taste the same. All bread tastes the same. 'Spicy' causes pain. And I may never taste again

Sep 13, 2021, 12:26 AM

‘Be Strong and Courageous- and Fear Not’: 9/11, Trauma, and Mitzvat Hakhel

What does Mitzvat Hakhel -- the commandment to the Jewish people to gather publicly -- tell us about unity, 9/11, and the pandemic? Quite a lot, it turns out. In the Torah, the placement of two topics in proximity to...

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Eytan is a 19 year old Oleh from California, currently residing in Ra'anana and studying at Yeshivat Maale Gilboa. He can best be reached via Facebook Messenger.

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