Pesach, Covid 19 – Along For The Ride
Pesach, Covid 19 – Along For The Ride I wish I could say something magical, something insightful that would summarize all of... Read More
Wine Review During a Pandemic?
Wine Review During a Pandemic? This is the time of year that I usually send out my yearly wine review. But I... Read More
Follow Your Cloud
Normally I try not to send the same essay on the weekly parsha two years in a row. But I was looking... Read More
Coronavirus – Wear Your Crown
Coronavirus – Wear Your Crown In this week’s parsha we read of the heartbreaking and disturbing event of the Israelites serving the... Read More
Clothes Make the (Wo)Man
Clothes Make the (Wo)Man This week’s Torah portion details the beautiful and elaborate clothing worn by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest. We... Read More
The Zamboni Driver
The Zamboni Driver Well by now you must have heard all about David Ayres. You haven’t? Well he appeared this week on... Read More
Buddy Could You Spare a Dime?
Buddy Could You Spare a Dime? One would think that after having been enslaved for 210 years, the last thing the Jewish... Read More
Looking for Mr. Munk
My brother, Murray recently returned from Israel. While there he visited our old Hebrew-school teacher from when we were kids, Mr. Munk.... Read More
All I Need is a Miracle
All I Need is a Miracle This week’s parsha is divided exactly in half between miracle and mundane. On the one hand... Read More
Winning the Jewish Lottery
Winning the Jewish Lottery There is a verse in next week’s Torah reading that hearkens back to the plague of Darkness which... Read More