Elul 5780
The Month of Elul Rosh Hashanah, which falls on the 1st day of the month of Tishrei (this year, Friday night, September18th, marks the beginning of the new year 5781. This counts the years since the world’s creation, which happened…
The Month of Elul Rosh Hashanah, which falls on the 1st day of the month of Tishrei (this year, Friday night, September18th, marks the beginning of the new year 5781. This counts the years since the world’s creation, which happened…
Parshat Shoftim תשפ If statistics are correct, Jews comprise .02% of the world’s population. There are over 2.5 billion Christians, almost 2 billion Muslims, billions more people in many other religions, including non-believers. The Torah instructs us to follow the…
Re’eh תשפ Imagine the following scenario: You are sitting in your living room watching the evening news, when suddenly a weird looking fellow appears on the screen. He is wearing a turban, has a spider tattooed on his forehead, and…
For a friendly boy from Fort Wayne, IN, Lou Curdes sure had plenty of fight in him. He fought with the Italians, the Germans and the Japanese. As a fighter pilot in WWII, Captain Lou moved from battlefront to battle…
Some states, like California or Texas, seem to have it all; glamour, big business, large populations, beautiful nature, national and international recognition, and lots of things to do. Other states, like Iowa or Idaho, seem to have none of it,…