Boruch Cohen

Sometimes self-sacrifice is not as selfless as it's cracked up to be. Whether the perceived gain is eternal bliss or political propaganda, a famous death can look better than an obscure life...

It's said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. This is especially true if the old dog's routines were successful. Why should he learn a new trick?

Pairs of lots—one from each box—were drawn. A Temple priest was there to prophesy each pick. To top it off, the lottery tickets themselves miraculously announced each pairing of a tribe with its portion of land.

Kabbalah was bursting colorfully in the air like a fireworks display...

How an everyday dough boy gets to be a mystical matzah man

In exile something's got to break, so break your head. It's the body's job to wait in line, not the soul's

This thing about the Jews were "wandering" through the desert is a misconception. They were no more wandering through the desert than a spelling-bee champion wanders through the alphabet

Some men hit middle age and buy a sports car. I bought pants

Oedipus, schmoedipus! When the Torah tells us that when Isaac married Rebecca and brought her home, "behold, it was Sarah, his mother" -- it means something else entirely

This time Noah had no choice -- the world was in his ark and he, as captain, had to take care of it...