#Pocalypso | Why I Don’t Carry a Gun
2020-05-06 – In the morning, while I’m waiting for the shower to warm up, I often flip to Facebook. This morning it showed me an essay from a grandpa saying […]
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#Pocalypso | A Strange Package in the Mail
2020-05-05 – Got a strange package in the mail yesterday: a book called The Case for Christ and a package of toilet paper. It was a surprise, because it was […]
#Pocalypso | Self-Improvement in the Time of COVID
2020-05-01 – My company’s business is relatively insulated from the disruptions of the pandemic. People need our service rain or shine. I’m pretty lucky. I also work from home. The […]
#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 […]
#Pocalypso | Dying from the Virus Is Not a Gotcha
2020-04-22 – I’ve been seeing posts on Facebook gloating about the COVID deaths of people who were COVID deniers. Dying from the virus is not a gotcha. These people were […]
#Pocalypso | The Economy vs. “A Few Lives” is a False Choice
2020-04-20 – Is it immoral to balance risk to life against the economy of the nation? No. This is done all the time. The problem with the current efforts to […]
#Pocalypso | Prayers of the Atheists
2020-04-10 – I have a sticker on the wall above my desk. It says: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” I don’t usually go in for […]
#Pocalypso | At Least I Made Matzah Ball Soup
2020-04-09 – So, for the first time in my life, I didn’t attend a Passover Seder. As we say every year in the Seder: L’shana Haba’ah – Next year. At […]
#Pocalypso | The Passover Seder and the Child Who Doesn’t Know to Ask
2020-04-08 – Tonight is the first night of Passover. Although I have become a fairly secular Jew over the years, I still host a seder. Over the years, I’ve compiled […]
#Pocalypso | Sometimes My Eyes Water and My Throat Tightens
2020-04-07 – Sometimes I cry. I could tell you that I’m getting “it,” but that’s not what’s going on. Sure, my eyes are watering and my throat feels tight. My […]
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