Jewish Perspective
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i
Pin It Phew! Coming up with a title for a column is hard work. So many I mulled over, brainstormed and massaged and I still landed with the original one.... Read More »
Soapbox Hobo
Pin It You’ve probably seen him more often in TV, Movies and other visual media than you have on the street where he belongs. He’s the guy with the sign... Read More »
The Other Leather Bondage
Pin It I, once again, feel I may be going into territory not as family friendly as this site is intended. If your sensibilities are easily offended (or if you... Read More »
“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs” WSJ article 7/1/08
Pin It For those of you who don’t get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it.... Read More »
A Bubble Of A World
Pin It While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. ... Read More »
Candy Man
Pin It There was no one so frightening as the man who sat in the farthest back row of the synagogue. To most adults he was friendly and harmless, but... Read More »
To Err is Human, To Eruv is Jewish
Pin It For the past few weeks I’ve been reporting for the Long Island Jewish World. The big issue that I am covering is the newest eruv debate. You’ve heard... Read More »
Haman’s Cup Found Under 70 Year Old Briton’s Bed
Pin It OK, that headline was just to grab your attention. I have no way of proving the Cup belonged to Haman from the Purim story in Megillath Esther (or... Read More »
Don’t Eat a Peach or Raisins and Almonds because Carrot Juice is Murder
Pin It We are on the approach to the Pentecost, also known as Shavuot. On the holiday of Shavuot there is a well known custom not to eat any meat.... Read More »
Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage
Pin It The Torah does not like gays. For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was... Read More »
What Does G-d Taste Like?
Pin It Shauli, our youngest son, was about seven years old as he sat across the table from me, at our favorite pizza shop. He considered a slice of pizza... Read More »
Natan Sharansky – Defending Identity
Pin It This morning I had the privilege of hearing a true giant speak, Natan Sharansky, about his newest book, Defending Identity, which goes on sale tomorrow. Sharansky spoke about... Read More »
The Touchy Subject
Pin It When tackling this issue, all sorts of fun puns come to mind. One needs to be cautious in approach, steady on arrival and only once a comfortable calm... Read More »
Ethnocentricity “and the Jews”
Pin It Thomas L. Friedman wrote an inciteful (or insightful – I’m still trying to decide) article in the NYTImes on May 18th. In fact, over a day after being... Read More »
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
Pin It In the past few articles, I’ve postulated that people who follow pro-sports do so to try to be part of a team. I’ve also postulated that people holding... Read More »
Taking My Mind for a Walk
Pin It One day, Mayer, my chavruta wondered out loud about how a prophet could identify that a particular event he saw would happen in the future; after all, the... Read More »
What Would You Do For $1 Million?
Pin It I’ve been tagged in a meme post by Jason Unger and now have to keep the progress going. The trick is figuring out how to tailor this question... Read More »
Musings on Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Pin It It’s hard for me to imagine; my mother-in-law was born into a world in which Israel did not exist. For two entire years of her life, there was... Read More »
Frivolous Holocaust Analogies, Update
Pin It On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) I feel it necessary to keep up the crusade against those who resort to petty, simplistic Holocaust comparisons in... Read More »
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
Pin It Last night my 4th graders did an exercise where they came up with – and voted on – a list of things they would add to their “Tenaim”... Read More »
