#Pocalypso | Remembering Jewnteenth on Juneteenth
2020-06-19 – I was thinking about ways to observe Juneteenth while sheltering in place. Of course, there are streaming events and concerts, and I’ll probably tune in to one. And […]
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#Pocalypso | March Winds Bring April Winds?
2020-04-13 – OMG is it windy this morning? I was hoping to go on a bike ride today that was more on a normal route. I knew it was forecast […]
#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 […]
Pharaoh Was Warned, Given an Explanation. Nevertheless . . .
2017-03-20 – Today is the first day of spring. Three weeks from today my family and Jews around the world will be celebrating the spring festival Passover (פסח – Pesach). […]
In Egypt, Pharaoh was God
2015-04-02 – Tomorrow night we celebrate the 3,300th anniversary of the first religious freedom restoration act (give or take two or three hundred years). According to the biblical book of […]
Who Let the Messiahs Out?
2015-01-04 – I live in a neighborhood with lots of religious Jews. There a small segment of these Jews who fly flags with a crown and the word “mashiach.” Mashiach […]
You Only Have Yourself to Blame
2014-09-25 – Happy New Year to my Jewish friends! L’shana Tova! To a good year! Judaism celebrates two developmental tasks in the life of a person. The first is becoming […]
The Angel of Death Did Not Pass Over
2014-05-15 – As we drove home from the hospital tonight when she died, we noticed that the moon was full. The last time the moon was full, it was Passover, […]
Opening of the Door
2014-04-17 – After the meal in the Passover Seder, Jews around the world open their doors to greet the prophet Elijah. This is the part of the Seder where […]
Light Versus Weighty
2014-04-15 – There is a debate within Judaism about the proper way to make matzo balls (dumplings). The erroneous view is that matzo balls should be fluffy. The correct view […]
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