Monthly Archives: August 2016

3805 miles later, from upstate NY, reflecting on the last 12 days, journeying from coast to (almost) coast… 1. My Blue Stallion: When we – my stallion and I – arrived at Rapid City, South Dakota, at 10pm, having left … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1977, the synagogue we belonged to (or maybe I should say, it belonged to us, as it was just starting -) embarked on a new project: inviting exchange students from America. For about six months, the … Continue reading →

When my kids we young(er), we used to read the “Christmas Menorah”, the true story of a 1993 Billings Montana incident, when a brick was thrown through the bedroom window of a 5-year-old Jewish boy, displaying a menorah. Horrified, committed … Continue reading →

Martin Buber said, “all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware”. I first heard it on a job, but maybe that whole job’s purpose was to learn that saying… it took hearing it more than once to … Continue reading →

I was honored to deliver the “Shabbat U” (short for “Shabbat University” – main learning) at Beth Jacob Oakland this past Saturday. Here’s a summary and sources: Back from my 3rd summer of tour guiding through almost 5000 miles in … Continue reading →