Feb 19Israel and Democracy- Time For Some PerspectiveWe have become used to many on the American left being critical of or even against the existence of Israel as a Jewish state. The origin of this goes back to 1967 and the six day war when Israel had the nerve to not be annihilated by the Arab world…Israel6 min readIsrael6 min read
Jan 25People Who Need PeopleI was in New York last week and went to the TKTS booth to buy tickets for a play. While standing in line I asked one of the workers there if Funny Girl with Lea Michelle ever came to the booth. “Only on Thursday” he said. …Slavery5 min readSlavery5 min read
Jan 1Jewish-not Jew-ish Really ?Jewish-not Jew-ish Allow me to present my credentials. I am unequivocally Jewish. A Lubavitch Mohel (my grandfather) left his calling card on me when I was eight days old, eliminating any question of my authenticity. …Lying4 min readLying4 min read
Dec 20, 2022Have You Ever Heard of Hakarat Hatov?A lesson for the new year. I have seen the term hakarat hatov a lot in the last two years in my readings of sermons articles etc., primarily in the Orthodox world. I must admit for that most of my personal and professional life the term escaped me. What is hakarat hatov? While usually translated as…Gratitude5 min readGratitude5 min read
Dec 1, 2022My Way Or The HighwayReligious Zealotry — Bibi Netanyahu had quite a day yesterday. He spoke at a NY Times sponsored event, DealBook, and then appeared on Bari Weiss’ podcast. In the first event he spoke about Israel and the world. …Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Nov 22, 2022The Israeli Election, How Should We React?I don’t usually do requests. Not that I am intrinsically opposed to it, but in reality, I don’t get many requests in response to a blog article. After the last blog about Dave Chappelle, I did get one. …Israel7 min readIsrael7 min read
Nov 14, 2022If You Are Going To Have Cancel Culture, Choose The Right CanceleeDave Chappelle or Donald TrumpTrump6 min readTrump6 min read
Oct 31, 2022You Can’t Go Home Again-Or Can You?Reflections on my recent trip to Israel — Thomas Wolfe wrote a book called, “You Can’t Go Home Again”. I have always agreed with that thought. I have lived in 13 different homes, from my grandmother’s to my parents’, to dorm rooms and an apartment, 2 synagogue parsonages, a cottage, and 3 homes that I owned. …Israel6 min readIsrael6 min read
Sep 28, 2022Can You Be Religious And Not Believe In God?I had the pleasure of giving the second day sermon for Rosh Hashana at Temple Beth Am this morning. Unfortunately torrential downpours kept many worshipers away, so I am happy to share this with all my readers and those who did not make it today. I chose the topic because…God11 min readGod11 min read
