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4 March 2008
The Art of War
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out bait to entice the enemy. [...]
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27 February 2008
The Sound of Silence, Jewish-Style
There is nothing more filled with sound than quiet. It is both fascinating and frightening to listen to the cacophony of my internal sounds. After all, who knows what I might hear.
My personal, layman’s, approach to quiet has always been to make so much external noise that I can’t hear the sounds from within. This [...]
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20 February 2008
Thoughts
I have a revelation to make
I wouldn’t tell this to just anybody
most people would find this
ridiculous
and think me
either
mad
or
joking
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8 February 2008
Deep Thinking: Where is G-D?
Do you ever wonder why we need a Synagogue or a Temple to serve G-d? I mean, He’s everywhere, why focus our service of Him on a building?
Sometimes I find myself cleaning my desk, and after a while I realize that I’m just trying to bring order to my life. It stands to reason that [...]
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16 September 2007
Shakespeare and Yom Kippur
A few years ago my son, Moishe, and I, went to see Hamlet. The theater was out of doors in a hilly, tree filled, part of Wisconsin . The weather was crisp, the trees were just beginning to wear their fall colors, the sky was blue, and the play was magnificent. We went because [...]
