Parshat Chukat: Miriam's Silent Greatness
Parshat Chukat This Week: Like walking through a forest where all trees look the same until one falls and reveals its true enormity—that's how we discover greatness. When Miriam died in Kadesh, the ve...
4 Juli 20251min
Why Jews don't eat cheeseburger Part 6
In this episode of Dear Rabbi, I examine Ellen Gilad's argument that the Hebrew word "bashel" (translated as "seethe") might mean "ripen" or "mature" rather than "cook," potentially changing our under...
2 Juli 20254min
Parshat Korach: The Art of Sacred Disagreement
📖 Parshat Korach This Week: 'Two Jews, three opinions'—we're famously argumentative people! But this week's story of Korach's rebellion seems to condemn disagreement. So which is it—are arguments goo...
27 Juni 20251min
From Paraguay to the Pulpit: A Rabbi's Journey of Adoption and Faith
Welcome to Zero Percent, the podcast that explores the outsized impact of the Jewish people! 🌟 Join us as Rabbi Moshe Nachbar shares his extraordinary journey from being adopted as a six-month-old ba...
25 Juni 202544min
Parshat Shelach: The Danger of 'But'
📖 Parshat Shelach This Week: The spies returned from the Promised Land with glowing reports, 'It's amazing!' but then came the word that changed Jewish history: 'BUT the people are giants and we can'...
20 Juni 20251min
Why Jews don't eat cheeseburger Part 5
In this episode of my ongoing response to Elon Gilad's viral video, I explain why Judaism requires both written and oral Torah components. I address the fundamental question of why the Torah wasn't si...
18 Juni 20258min
Parshat Beha'alotcha: When Leaders Need Leaders
📖 Parshat Beha'alotcha This Week: Even while eating miraculous manna from heaven, the Jewish people complained about missing the 'free' fish from Egypt—conveniently forgetting they were slaves at the...
13 Juni 20251min
Why Jews don't eat cheeseburger Part 4
In this second episode of my series responding to Elan Gilad's viral video, I address his claim that Hebrew's lack of vowels creates uncertainty about the milk and meat prohibition. While acknowledgin...
11 Juni 20256min
