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The Book of Numbers, which we are currently reading, is a very messy book.  Despite the saving grace of God, the Israelites are unable to appreciate freedom, and regularly complain to Moses about the food, the water and the continuous wandering, questioning why they were brought to this wilderness to die, that life was better being a slave in Egypt. While God doesn’t exactly say so, God must be thinking:...Read more...

I’m sitting in an airport in Charleston, South Carolina, awaiting a flight to Charlotte, and the connector to Pittsburgh. I was going to share my experiences in Charleston upon the tenth commemoration of the massacre of the Emanuel Nine in Mother Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2025. However, I had a rather frightening experience that upon reflection was far more important to share with you now. I will reflect...Read more...

I do not know what it is about Americans that they think that the use of a gun will solve the world’s problems. Sadly, we know first-hand in Pittsburgh, and once again we have experienced it at the Capitol Jewish Museum. We learned about the dangerous education people can acquire through the Dark Web at the trial of the Pittsburgh shooter, as it is a cesspool of conspiracy theories and lies that easily move...Read more...

When you're down and troubled, And you need some lovin' care
And nothin', nothin' is goin' right
Close your eyes and think of me, And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

(Chorus)

You just call out my name, And you know, wherever I am
I'll come runnin' To see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall, All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, You've got a friend

If the...Read more...

Starting with Purim on the 14th of Adar, Passover begins thirty days later on the eve of the 15th of Nisan, lasting eight days, ending on the 22nd of Nisan. Yom HaShoah begins on the eve of the 26th of Nisan. Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, begins on the eve of the 2nd of Iyar and flows directly into Yom Haatzmaut the next day. What a busy 45 days!  It is interesting that only one of these dates, Passover, is...Read more...