Rabbi Paul PlotkinYour Rabbi Is In PainThat was the headline in a recent Blog post on the Times of Israel. It was written by Betsy Stone who is a retired psychologist who…Jul 31Jul 31
Rabbi Paul PlotkinI WAS SO OVER THE MOON WITH THE PANTHERS WINNING THE STANLEY CUP SO WHY DID I FEEL EMPTY?Just over 30 years ago I became landed gentry. By that I mean I entered the ranks of nobility. You see I grew up in Toronto Canada in the…Jul 7Jul 7
Rabbi Paul PlotkinKippah or CapThis past Monday I made it to my one and only Stanley Cup Playoff game. It was a horrible game for my beloved Florida Panthers team, but it…May 10May 10
Rabbi Paul PlotkinOK I GET IT I AM OLD-NOW GET OVER ITOne of my favorite Peter Paul and Mary songs is, “The Great Mandella” which is about the wheel of life. The mandella refers to the great…Apr 8Apr 8
Rabbi Paul PlotkinIt Is Not Easy Being a Zionist TodayIt is not easy being a Zionist these days. Israeli soldiers are dying in the war in Gaza and Israeli citizens are dying in rocket attacks…Mar 2911Mar 2911
Rabbi Paul PlotkinIt Was a Problem, It Is a Problem and It Will Be a Problem …..AntisemitismIn case of a nuclear holocaust 2 things will undoubtedly survive. Cockroaches and antisemitism. Some of us of a certain post WWII age were…Jan 181Jan 181
Rabbi Paul PlotkinMaybe it is Not “Woe Is Me” After AllIt has been a rough couple of months since Oct 7. First came the processing of that day and facing the horrors and sheer evil of that…Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023
Rabbi Paul PlotkinFrom The River To The Sea Palestine Shall Be …Auschwitz????If you are following the world wide debate about Israel and Gaza and especially the anti-Israel protests with the unholy alliance of some…Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023