It’s Our Story
Last week’s Torah reading was mostly the story of Noah and the Flood. One of the more curious elements of the tale is what happens when the earth dries out enough for the animals and their human tenders to exit the vessel.
Bee Juice
My recent posts...After havdala ended last week’s Galeem (“waves,” our Sunday school), the usual joyful mayhem erupted in the lobby: Kids running down halls for a water bottle, a work of art, a lollipop; parents calling after them “Remember your ________!”; brief...
Welcome to”chol”
A couple days of magnificent weather have been a welcome respite from the bounty of precipitation during Sukkot and the closing festival days. This morning, we stored away our sukkah — unscathed by the nor’easter — for next year.
Kol Nidre – All Vows
My recent posts...kol nidrei, all MY vows? Rabbi Jonathan Kremer kol nidrei, all vows. ALL vows? All my vows? How can I possibly remember them all? Those silent frustrations: I swear I could... I said what? Well, I didn't mean it that way! The thick-as-mud silent...
Letters
To the Editor:
…about assault weapons, have I been missing something? Such as accounts of civilians bearing AK-47s who thwarted criminal activity, prevented home invasions, chased away drug dealers, and the like. For mass murderers, they’re the weapon of choice. Who else needs one?…
To the Editor:
Recently, Janice McGeachin, the lieutenant governor of Idaho, got nearly a third of the Republican gubernatorial primary votes. In March, it was reported that she told an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, “God calls us to pick up the sword and fight, and Christ will reign in the state of Idaho.” Constitution anyone?
To the Editor:
States seek to constrain certain discussion topics in schools for fear of damaging the self esteem of young students. If hard thinking is banned from the classroom, will teachers simply post on the board the answers to tests?…
To the Editor:
How do I explain school shootings to my grandchildren, ages ten, seven, foור? How do I talk to them about derangement without coupling it with the obscene number of murderous weapons legally purchased in these United States? What do I tell them is gained by killing children, by killing…anyone!?
To the Editor:
Pity the progressive. What avenues are available for disgruntled progressives to express their rage at the myriad wrongs they perceive, or to incite a riot for, say, a stronger social safety net? Obviously, they can’t kill children! What to do? Stage an unauthorized release of butterflies on school property? Persuade a classroom of fourth-graders to all wear zebra-dolphin pajamas to school one day and post it on social media?
Yours truly…
Shabbat shalom and chag sameiach ! שבת שלום וחג שמח