You are Not One, You are Many…Nitzvim-Vayelech and Rosh Hashana 5777
You are not one, you are many. You are trillions. There are somewhere between ten and forty trillion little copies of you in this universe, each one as unique as you are. The trillions of you are found in your…
When the Madness of March Rolls in…Tetzaveh-Purim 5777
Gonzaga. If you hear that word, it’s probably March. Gonzaga University is a small Roman Catholic college in Spokane, WA, and ninety nine percent of Americans would never know that it exists if not for their basketball team which has…
Yesterday I was Sent to Prison…Mikeitz/Chanukah 5777
Yesterday, I was sent to prison. Not by the judicial system, but by the Aleph Institute, a phenomenal organization that looks after the spiritual and physical needs of a number of isolated populations, most notably: the incarcerated, the military, and…
But He was Just an Untrained Gardener… – Ha’azinu and Sukkos 5777
For most people, the rule of thumb is to stick to what you’re good at. But there are those rare individuals who can’t seem to stick to anything and are good at everything. Joseph Paxton was one of those people,…
Be a Navy Seal This Yom Kippur…Vayeilech and Yom Kippor 5777
Raise your hand if you believe in nine year old children working 12 hours a day in backbreaking and dangerous conditions? Raise it if you think it’s ok for men to be forced to climb barefoot into deep mines with…
We Didn’t Start the Fire… Devarim and Tisha Ba’av 5776
The following story is true, however the names and details have been fictionalized to bring out the story. The pounding in Shlomo’s head wouldn’t stop, but it was easily drowned out by the pain in his heart. The city lie…
Purim – Vayikra 5776
I grew up as part of a large family during the final days of the PME. The Pre-Minivan Era, known for station wagons the size of eighteen wheelers, was America’s last attempt to fit growing families into cars by simply…
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