Monthly Archives: August 2014

What if… (the Torah portion of Shoftim)

There are many questions for which I have quick answers (‘Ima, did you see my shoes?’) and some which I have to look up (‘how does ra, re’a, ro’e and ra’ayon all connect’?). But recently I was confronted with one … Continue reading

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Seeing is Believing?

I do not like TV, and there is no nice way to say it. yes, I know here and there, there are good shows, but on the whole… Last night, I wrote down what commercials we’re bombarded with in a … Continue reading

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The Little Things

There is a parable traveling around the web about someone who send an email addressed to john@yahoo,com. Days have gone by and John failed to respond. Has he not gotten the email? Why, the address was pretty much correct; the … Continue reading

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Something on love, hate, what’s between and what’s beyond

I spend the morning of Tish’a Be’av arguing with a booking.com representative after they canceled the wrong reservation which they were unable to reinstitute instead of another one, which they were unable to cancel. I’m furious, and I have a … Continue reading

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Al Hamatzav (the situation) & Some Torah

Just today the U.S. Senate approved another aid package for Israel’s Iron Dome, and a UN representative immediately asked what about Iron Dome for the people in Gaza.  Well, well. Under the “twin siblings’ phenomena”, whatever mom gives the one child, … Continue reading

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