Purple Sheet

Lady Luck We have all met people whom it seems that luck follows them wherever they go. Things just magically seem to...

A Song in Israel The Eurovision song contest is presently taking place in Israel. My wife laments that Americans are generally...

How to Be Holy Parshat Kedoshim begins by telling us to be holy. “You shall be holy because I, the Lord...

This past week was the fifth yahrtzeit of my grandfather, Sam Kalchman. I wrote this about him nine years ago. My Zeida gave me...

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead We are now in the final days of Pesach. The 7th day of Pesach, as...

Pesach – Out in a Flash Shakedown 1979 Cool kids never have the time -Smashing Pumpkins The definitive symbol of...

Bad Words Create Bad Breath You’re so far from wanting to say something good Feel something good. Somebody asked me what...

The Playoffs I was looking in my parsha archives for what to write about this week and came across this little...

When to Speak and When to Be Quiet Hello, darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because...

The Annual Wine Review Purim is past us, Pesach is around the corner so it’s time to talk wine. My Mechutan...