Purple Sheet

I Promise…   This week’s Torah portion starts off with a bit of an odd declaration that God makes to Moshe. He introduces... Read More

Doubts in Life   There is no greater joy than the resolution of doubt -The Talmud   A number of years back,... Read More

Truth and Peace   In this week’s Torah portion there is a little known epilogue to the story of Joseph and his... Read More

Last Piece of the Puzzle   This week’s Torah portion has the finale of the conflict and intense drama between Joseph and... Read More

My Uber Rebbe   This week I needed to take my Saab in for a repair. It’s an ‘07 and this has... Read More

Chanukah – It’s Greek to Me   This coming Sunday evening we begin to celebrate Chanukah. Over two thousand years ago a... Read More

#MeToo – The Rape of Dina   This week’s Torah portion has one of the more troubling stories in the Chumush. Dina,... Read More

The Narcissist Next Door But there’s a side to you That I never knew, never knew All the things you’d say They... Read More

A Chip Off the Old Block   This week’s Torah portion is dominated by the conflict between twin brothers, Jacob and Esau.... Read More

The Pittsburgh Eleven   I don’t know what happens when people die Can’t seem to grasp it as hard as I try... Read More