Ben's Journal

Moadim L'Simcha! Hopefully, your Passover seders went well, and you're enjoying these days of munching matzah and dreaming abou...

With Passover fast approaching, I've been putting AI to use in my Seder prep. Specifically, I've been using it to discover an...

In People of the Book author Geraldine Brooks provides a compelling historical novel around the very real Sarajevo Haggadah . ...

While cleaning out my mother-in-law's estate, we came across the Tanakh she was gifted by her temple on her Bat Mitzvah. Inc...

While discussing a topic for this year's Omer Learning project , my Rabbi suggested the theme of Jewish Music. I was skept...

Chag Sameach and Happy Passover! We had two wonderful seders (Thanks David and Maryn for hosting the first night!). For my seder prep, ...

When I picked up the thin volume, The Scrolls from the Dead Sea by Edmund Wilson, I was certain I knew what I was getting into. Whil...

Passover ended earlier this week, and while I'm still making my way through two remaining boxes of matza, it's quickly becoming a...

For this year's Omer Learning Project , I've launched a fresh WordPress instance using Lightsail. I'm utilizing the Lingonbe...

I accidentally discovered A Psalm for the Wild Built , by Becky Chambers, while searching Arlington Library for my next read. I was thin...