Purple Sheet

My Daughter’s Wedding My daughter was married last week despite the Covid crisis. Or better yet, because of the Covid crisis. The... Read More

How to Stay Healthy Staying healthy is on everyone’s minds these days. I am not here to offer a miracle solution to... Read More

Know Your Role and Stay in Your Lane This week’s Torah portion contains a very sad and tragic event. At the inauguration... Read More

Pesach Seder – You’re Not Alone The long and winding road that leads to your door Will never disappear  I’ve seen that... Read More

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? This is the time of year that I usually send out my yearly wine review. But I... Read More

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 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 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 Well by now you must have heard all about David Ayres. You haven’t? Well he appeared this week on... Read More