CHOCHMAS NASHIM: VAYIKRA: HODU LASHEM KI TOV MISHE MISHE MISHE MISHENICHNAT ADAR By:  Suri Davis Tomorrow is Daled Adar Bet, it would have been my father’s, ah, birthday.  Oh how he would have loved the upcoming festivities in so many ways.  This Tuesday, we in Daf Yomi land finish Seder Moed and Masechet Chagiga. I…

Chochmas Nashim: Pikudei: Oxtail Stew By: Suri Davis   One of my fond remnants of the days Cedarhurst had William Sonoma, is my 13 quart copper pot.  It’s huge. I store it in my basement pantry.  I bring it up for soups and stews.   My children and I enjoy oxtail stew on cold winter…

VAYAKHEL: ASSEMBLIES By: Suri Davis   There are numerous times throughout this torah portion where the term Chacham Lev Ladaat/wise of the heart, to know.  The term is jam packed with deep meaning of the world reality. We think of wisdom stemming from our minds and not our hearts.  A wise heart is a deep…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: KI TISSA: MY CAR, THE SPEAKEASY By: Suri Davis   I went to a wedding this week they had valet parking.  I came out of the wedding and the valet lost my fob to start and run my car.  My other car is 20 years old, and it has a key, and if…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: TETZAVEH: MIRROR, MIRROR            By: Suri Davis     Last week we discussed the connection between the minute details of the building of the Tabernacle by the Jews in the desert, and the Jews desire to show their dedication to G-d, which G-d appreciates and remembers forever.   Right before the pandemic, I…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: TERUMAH:  POT LUCK MEAL By:  Suri Davis   When I was first married, I took a lot of pride in inviting people for holiday meals.  I wanted them to come and feel like guests and be served and enjoy.  When people asked what they could bring, I would reply, “just your appetite.”  …

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: MISHPATIM: HARVIETTA AT THE DRIVE-THRU PRESIDENT HERZOG, LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!! By: Suri Davis   In this week’s torah portion, I want to hone in on three Hebrew words.  Exodus 21:12/3.  “A man who strikes another man who dies, must be put to death.  But one who strikes another without intent to do…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: YISRO: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF “I” By:  Suri Davis   In this week’s Torah portion, the Ten Commandments are given to Moshe on Mount Sinai, which raises several questions.  If the Ten Commandments were given to Moshe, how does it reflect the entire Five Books of Moses.  Additionally, Moshe was on Mount Sinai for…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: BO:  WHO KNOWS TEN, I KNOW TEN By: Suri Davis   I analyzed the ten plagues and felt they could be compared with the ten commandments thusly: The first plague was that the Nile turned into blood.  The Nile was a G-d to the Egyptians.  The first commandment is that I am G-d…

CHOCHMAS NASHIM: B’SHALACH: SUNRISE SUNSET By: Suri Davis   The famous song in the show/movie Fiddler on the Roof, is the song by which Tevya’s daughter Tzeitel walks down her wedding aisle.  The lyrics: Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? (Golde) I don’t remember growing older When…