For the Sin of Hard-Heartedness
2020-09-18 – Tonight begins the Days of Awe: the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) through Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It is a time during which we […]
Tag Archives: Rosh Hashanah
44 Years a Mensch?
2017-09-18 – I had a very weird dream last night. I don’t know if I dream much. I certainly don’t sleep much. They say that your mental balance could be […]
Speaking of Death With Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA
2015-09-13 – Stephen Colbert crossed a new line in comedy on Thursday. Over the years, we’ve seen comedians cross lines about taboo speech, about race, about sex, about immigration, about […]
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 […]
For the Sin
2013-09-05 – For doubters like myself, it pays, once in a while, to acknowledge the good side of religion. So much of what we hear about the so-called faithful are […]
Phases of the Moon
2013-08-27 – It is now dark when I leave the house in the morning. There was a bit of a haze in the sky this morning, so there were no […]
Days of Awesomeness
2012-09-21 – Yomim Nora’im, the Days of Awe are the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Today is day 5 (day 6 at sundown). My last two posts […]
We Have Sinned
2012-09-17 – Can you believe in sin if you don’t believe in God? Of course you can. People get hung up in metaphysical arguments and forget the reality of pain. […]
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