Purple Sheet

The Curse of Lazy Well, who d’you think you’re foolin’? You say you’re havin’ fun But you’re busy going nowhere Just lying... Read More

Money If I was rich girl (na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na nah) See, I’d have all the money in the world If I was a wealthy... Read More

The Best Way to Pray This week’s Torah portion contains the most seminal concept and credo in Judaism, The Shema. “Hear O... Read More

The Hardest Part of Life This week we begin the fifth and final book of the Torah, Devarim/Deuteronomy. It is a very... Read More

Are We There Yet? When we come to place where the road and the sky collide Throw me over the edge and... Read More

When to Break the Rules This week’s Torah reading is named after Pinchas who acted decisively, violently and somewhat controversially. As narrated... Read More

The Paradox of Death In Memory of Art Averbook   I don’t know what happens when people die Can’t seem to grasp... Read More

How to Really Win an Argument This week’s Torah portion, Korach is named after the man who led a rebellion against Moshe... Read More

Whiners and Complainers In this week’s Torah portion we have one of the more depressing lowlights of Jewish history. Faced with the... Read More

Black Lives Matter I went to a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Yeah, really – moi. I would love to say that my... Read More