Writing this blog has become an essential part of my daily exercise routine. I am working hard at word smithing. And just like muscle memory, the more I exercise communicating the easier it is to have the right words easily accessible when I need to speak up. Over these weeks I am starting…
Creative math used by Hamas and cease fire negotiators changes the biblical paradigm of an eye for an eye. The ancient equation of parity, of human lives being equal, is upended by the ratio of 1 to 30, as reported in the Wall Street Journal 2/22/24.
My friend Judy asks great questions. Should we be focused on all the small things that keep happening in our community? Are we missing the point when focus on being hyper-alert to local threats? Can it make a difference if we are vigilant and speak out against antisemitism and anti Israel …
Yesterday I wrote about seeing time in a Jewish way. I realized I only scratched the surface of the idea, mentioning for one the general who described the current situation as “Biblical.” Traditional Judaism doesn’t have a problem with seeing things in a biblical perspective. It’s …
This morning Sam and I started to talk about how long the war has been going on, how long the hostages have been in captivity and how Oct 7th was almost 140 days ago. All measurements of time. But time was been confounding for me since Oct 7th. Has it been only hours that became days and t…
