You Have Been Told, Moses – You Have Been Told, Micah
Sometimes we read very similar things in two places in Scripture, and it is easy to assume that the two have exactly the same meaning…
August 22, 2014
Using the Same Joke for the Same Reason
I am always amazed when I read of someone else who uses one of the very same jokes I use. I am amazed, because they…
August 8, 2014
Ro…Mo…and Balaam
As we witness the heartbreaking escalation in violence throughout the world, Gaza, Syria and the Levant, the Ukraine-- just about anywhere and everywhere-- we realize…
July 25, 2014
Looking at it Both Ways
A couple of weeks ago we read in the Torah about the very unfortunate incident for Moses that resulted in his banishment from the Promised…
July 11, 2014
Pray – It Cannot Hurt, and It Might Help
The Indianapolis Jewish Community has joined with Jews from all over the world in praying for the safe return of the three teenagers kidnapped in…
June 27, 2014
The Times They Are A-Changing
Moving has some very big up-sides, and some very big down-sides. Schlepping boxes of files – OMG! And looking at notes from years ago –…
June 13, 2014
Raising the Bar a Little Bit Higher
Often I have heard people say that in order to live a good and proper life, all one has to do is to follow the…
May 23, 2014
If You Can’t Say Nothing Good – Don’t Say Nothing at All — Thumper
The above line from Thumper demonstrates that the fictional character truly understood the importance of the Biblical injunction to not hurt people with words. In…
May 9, 2014
Yom HaShoah Thank You – Karrer and Chrysostomos
As we enter the commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, we take a moment to reflect on all the vile and tragic…
April 15, 2014
Kafka’s Passover
Franz Kafka is perhaps one of the most Jewish of all writers. This is, in part, because Kafka understood that one of Judaism's recurring themes…
April 11, 2014