Rechie J. Eisner

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Nov 21, 2018, 2:38 PM

Airbnb: Why all the outrage?

Illustrative. Airbnb (screenshot via Twitter)

It feels like apologetic justification of our right to defend ourselves, as if that were needed

Sep 12, 2018, 8:49 PM

Teshuva Aboard Bus Number Thirteen

“Ay em sohree. I’m sorry. Ani mevakesh slicha.” The words sputtered forth over the crackle of the loudspeaker. Students looked up from their iPhones. A ninety three year old, teetering in the aisles, attempted to adjust her hearing aids....

Jan 14, 2018, 8:35 AM

Beating the Makkot

"Frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere.” But where did they all come from? "ח':'ב') "וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֙עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם") “And Aaron stretched forth his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frog(s)...

Jun 26, 2015, 5:07 PM

Parasha Mooosings

Parashat Chukat. A chok. No joke. But certainly… a riddle. A riddle which we actually read all about twice yearly; in this parasha, and earlier in one of the four significant extra parashot. And so, as many a “parasha...

Mar 4, 2015, 1:09 PM

Megillat Esther: It’s About Time

Picture the scene. Royal runners rage through the city. Trumpets blare. Posters are hastily plastered to every telephone pole and bus stop shelter, Shushan and beyond. A new edict has been proclaimed throughout the land. Every Jew; man, woman,...

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Rechie is a Morah Olah from NY who thinkares about stuff.