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 […]

Hi, I just visited a good friend in San Francisco. What a beautiful city! Among the amazing places we visited? Muir Woods. You may have heard of it. It’s an isolated canyon where ancient redwood trees grow. You walk through it surrounded by giant trees as much as 260 feet tall. And as much as […]

Hi, I wanted to share a “symphony moment” with you. I went to the eye doctor last week, and was schmoozing with the receptionist. She told me that they have patients from all over the Jewish community. And we started playing Jewish geography. “You may know this one and that one”. Then she said, ‘You […]

Hi, Hope all is well. Our two boys, who are in day camp, went on a three day over night last week. So my wife and I “escaped” for a few days in Milwaukee. Among the things we saw advertised? An outdoor concert by the Milwaukee Philharmonic Orchestra. And off we went. But we were […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to share another wonderful piece of Torah Minute feedback. I recently wrote a tribute to my Dad. “One of my earliest memories is driving in the car with my Dad.  At every intersection, he would stop and wave the people on.  With a smile!  I try […]

Hi, I very much enjoy and appreciate Torah Minute feedback. It’s great to hear that someone was touched by it.  Inspired by it. And even changed by it. I got quite a few responses to the last one. About Rabbi Leibowitz being creative about washing the dishes. Despite his wife’s efforts to prevent it. Many […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … More on Rabbi Leibowitz. A student of his called to tell us how much she will miss him. She cried like a baby. “The Rabbi was like a father to me.  Literally.” Her parents were friends of Rabbi and Mrs. Leibowitz. Since she lived “out of town”, […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … There was an attempted hold up at a Dunkin Donuts. The robber pointed a gun and demanded the cash from the register. What did the person behind the counter do? There was a big ceramic jug on the counter for “tips for exceptional service”. He took the […]

Hi, I recently saw something I wanted to share. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens. But sometimes we look so long at the closed door? That we don’t see the one that has opened.” … I think it’s a great approach to life. And a very Jewish approach. But when someone says something […]

Hi, Hope all is well. Yesterday was a tough day for me and for my community. I attended the funeral of a twenty year old “boy”. Albert Bitton, of blessed memory, an army medic, was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb. … Albert Bitton loved people. Two friends eulogized him at the funeral. They […]