Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … It happens every once in a while. An “ordinary person” inspires me by doing something great. And I wanted to tell you about such a person. A friend of mine told me that his parents were about to mark a special anniversary. Sixty five years! It’s […]

Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … I enjoy shopping at Trader Joe’s. Great quality and prices.  Many kosher products. And an efficient and friendly staff. But I recently came home with a real bargain. A reminder of something that I should really never forget. What happened? I noticed my cashier interacting with […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … This is a story that was not in the national news. But I think it should have been. Dr. Daniel Clair is chair of the vascular surgery department at the Cleveland Clinic. An incredibly busy person, He recently flew 6000 miles to operate on a patient. To […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. The holiday of Purim is behind us. And as important as the celebration of a Jewish holiday is? It’s also important that we take something with us. That are lives are somehow different. Here’s something I was thinking about on Purim. And something I hope to think about […]

Hope you’re having a great day. If you read the Torah Minutes you’ve seen it many times. One of the most fundamental Jewish teachings. “Man is created in the Image of G-d”! There is something G-dly in every human being. And that entitles them to respect and dignity. What is this Divine Image? It means […]

Hi, Hope all is well. … There is no more fundamental idea in Judaism. “Man is created in the Image of G-d”. This assumption is often challenged these days. Sometimes in books attacking religion. And sometimes in more subtle ways. … I recently came across a copy of National Geographic. (I was in a doctor’s […]

Hi, Hope all is well. … There is no more fundamental idea in Judaism. “Man is created in the Image of G-d”. This assumption is often challenged these days. Sometimes in books attacking religion. And sometimes in more subtle ways. … I recently came across a copy of National Geographic. (I was in a doctor’s […]

Hi, I wanted to share a story with you. But first, some background. I heard an interesting news report last week. After all the depressing economic news? They spoke about one business that’s actually booming. Pawn shops. They interviewed the owner of one in the Chicago area. He’s overwhelmed. People just keep coming.  Even people […]

Hi, Hope all is well and that your holidays were meaningful. It’s great to be back! I haven’t shared a good joke for a while! … There’s this fellow who really needs a break from work.  But he knows that his boss would never let him take time off. So he comes up with an […]

Hi, Happy Chanukah! You may remember the name Christopher Hitchens. He’s the Jewish atheist who wrote a best selling book “G-d is Not Great”. In the book, he “trashes” every religion in the world, including Judaism. Here’s one of the many incredible things he says. “If I had to nominate an absolutely tragic day in […]