Expanding our Blessings “And God will open the great storehouse, the heavens, to provide rain for your land in season and to bless all your undertakings…you will be at the Continue Reading »
The Passing of my beloved rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Moshe Schecter zt’l My Rebbe passed this past Thursday, 8/24/2023. From the online religious newspaper, HaModiah: In the half-century that Rav Aharon Continue Reading »
The Problem with PACS All societies hope their judges and law enforcement agencies are fair, don’t show favoritism, and are corruption free. The Torah’s ideal for a Jewish state is Continue Reading »
Oppenheimer and Isaiah Spoiler Alert. “Oppenheimer” wasn’t what I expected. I thought it would be about the race with Nazis to develop the atomic bomb and the challenges of the Manhattan Continue Reading »
“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.” MLK Jr. Wondering why my garbage wasn’t picked up yesterday morning, I realized I need to be more aware and Continue Reading »
“Why Should We Lose Out?” Something is odd about this week’s Parsha – it’s not in the right place. We’re already three parshiyot into the book of Numbers: Bamidbar-Naso-Beha’alotecha; yet Continue Reading »
June is Pride Month In my youth, I was not an ally. Liberace, Elton John, and Freddie Mercury were ok as long as they were on TV or the radio. Continue Reading »
Lessons from Israel’s Music Despite the dire predictions of division and discord, this year’s Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) in Israel was celebrated with great unity and enthusiasm, perhaps even more Continue Reading »
Israel Turns 75 While preparing the sheet music for Friday night’s Musical Shabbat in honor of Israel’s Independence Day, I realized I’m living in the past. I know very little Continue Reading »
As Relevant as Ever For thousands of years, the accounts in Exodus about our liberation from slavery in Egypt have fascinated and inspired multitudes. People are awed by the magnitude Continue Reading »