M-I-C-K-E-Y MAUS
2022-02-03 – Let me say first that I have never read Maus, by Art Spiegelman. I was aware that the book existed when the Tennessee ban hit the news. I’ve […]
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#Pocalypso | I Do This to Hurt You (Even if it Hurts Me, Too)
2020-05-27 – Once you label someone the enemy, there’s a big temptation to take positions that are opposite of the enemy’s positions, regardless of what those positions are. We do […]
#Pocalypso | The Good Rabbi and the Bad Rabbi
2020-04-28 – I had two rabbis back when I was in the yeshiva. One was a gaon, a genius at parsing the words of the Talmud and inspiring because of […]
The Fake Wars—#Aftselakhis
2017-05-01 – Happy May Day! If you want to get your hackles up over whether May Day is a labor holiday, welcome to the fake wars. Fake wars are wars […]
What Drives Donald Trump—A Yiddish Word: #Aftselakhis
2017-04-06 – Folks have tried to find a philosophy behind Donald Trump’s actions as president. Some have looked for treasonous reasons. Some have looked at personal and corporate greed. And […]
Out of Spite
2013-03-15 – Every few weeks I see someone post a kinda new-agey advice on Facebook that goes something like this: “If it doesn’t nourish your soul, get rid of it.” […]
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