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 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, Hope all is well. And that you’re enjoying what’s left of the summer. … We recently spent a few days in beautiful Door County. And one of the things I love to do there? Go jogging along Lake Michigan. It’s absolutely breathtaking. (I don’t mean the jogging!  I mean the view!) And I started […]

… Of course, the news has been focusing on the tragedy at Virginia Tech. And I wanted to make sure that you knew about a “ray of light” that was reported. It was a man named Liviu Librescu. Doctor Librescu, a Holocaust survivor, was a professor at Virginia Tech. And he gave up his life […]

Hi, I’m assuming that the last thing you want to hear about is the Super Bowl! So here’s something else. … I went to the doctor yesterday. They have this new, state of the art, “super secure” computer system. All your records in one place. “At your fingertips”. While I was waiting for the doctor, […]

Hi, Tomorrow night is Yom Kippur. … Jewish tradition teaches that G-d cares about how we live our lives. And we’re held accountable for our actions. But don’t worry. We don’t have a picture of a devil with a pitch fork! … Here’s one way to look at it. Picture that you need to drive […]

Hi, I make a point of not discussing “politics” in the Torah Minute. In most cases, I don’t think Jewish tradition dictates a specific approach. But I do feel the need to address the death of Yasser Arafat. … The Jewish People were given a mission. “To be a light unto the nations.” We taught […]

Hi, I hope you had a meaningful Yom Kippur. …The Holidays are over?  Right? Wrong! The Holiday of Succot starts Wednesday night. I think it’s sad that almost everyone “does Yom Kippur.” But many don’t know about Succot.  They did the fasting and the praying.  But won’t do the celebration. Succot is called, “the time […]

Hi, Here’s a Rosh Hashanah thought. There’s challah dipped in honey. Apple and honey. And there’s also a custom to eat a pomegranate. Before eating it, we say a prayer, “May it be G-d’s will that our merits are as plentiful as the seeds of a pomegranate.” We seem to be asking G-d to give […]