Spirituality/Tradition
Message to My Daughter Under the Wedding Canopy
Mushki, given the paucity of my experience in conducting Jewish weddings, I feared that I'd perform the ceremony imperfectly and my own...
The IKEA Sukkah
Once upon a time we were a rural, agricultural people. Our founding forebears left the corrupt big city world of Nimrod, Babylon and Ur and migrated to the Land of Canaan (via Kurdistan.) There, for...
Why Do We Act the Way We Do?
Philosophers are divided over the ethical question of why humans behave the way they do. There are and have been different theories, "labels" such as "utilitarianism" or "moral imperative". None is without its strengths and...
“Cobalt Blue”
When I think of my life before my daughter Yehudis it is a very different place as when I think of my life after Yehudis. I can still remember that moment she was born with...
A Universalist Rosh Hashana Message: Resurrection of the American Undead
As a child growing up in America the only time I heard about vampires was...
How Humble are You?
In the fall, while much of the world turns its attention towards football, the Jewish...
Was God at Ground Zero?
I visited Ground Zero at midnight on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and felt myself...
Capitol Punishment Should Never be Cheered
For those of us lean toward Conservatism due to respect for its values rather than...
It’s a New Year, Choose Life
Jewish Law tells us that upon meeting a friend whom you have not seen for...
Message to My Daughter Under the Wedding Canopy
Mushki, given the paucity of my experience in conducting Jewish weddings, I feared that I'd perform the ceremony imperfectly and my own daughter...
The IKEA Sukkah
Once upon a time we were a rural, agricultural people. Our founding forebears left the corrupt big city world of Nimrod, Babylon and Ur and...
Why Do We Act the Way We Do?
Philosophers are divided over the ethical question of why humans behave the way they do. There are and have been different theories, "labels" such as...
“Cobalt Blue”
When I think of my life before my daughter Yehudis it is a very different place as when I think of my life after Yehudis....
A Universalist Rosh Hashana Message: Resurrection of the American Undead
As a child growing up in America the only time I heard about vampires was once every ten years or so with the inevitable Dracula...
How Humble are You?
In the fall, while much of the world turns its attention towards football, the Jewish People have traditionally turned their attention inward to begin the...
Was God at Ground Zero?
I visited Ground Zero at midnight on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and felt myself transported, as if by a time machine, back to that...
Capitol Punishment Should Never be Cheered
For those of us lean toward Conservatism due to respect for its values rather than political expediency, two things happened in the Republican Presidential debate...
It’s a New Year, Choose Life
Jewish Law tells us that upon meeting a friend whom you have not seen for 12 months, one is required to make the blessing, "Blessed...
Does Questioning Evolution Make You Anti-Science?
Paul Krugman thinks that Republicans are dumb-ass, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. In the not-too-distant future he sees a Republican half-wit winning the Presidency and dragging America back...
How Anti-Semitism Prevents Peace
Despite the obsessive preoccupation with Israeli building activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the greatest obstacle to peace between the Israelis and the...
A Plea to Atheists: Pedophilia Is Next On the Slippery Slope; Let Us Turn Back Before It Is Too Late
It is axiomatic that in the world of the atheist there is neither morality nor immorality, only amorality. This is often misunderstood to mean that...
Scientists Prove Again that Life is the Result of Intelligent Design
In light of the fact that the New York Times has run another article on the fascinating world of Origin of Life research and the...
Re-defining Religion
Reflections on the Enigma of Religion In Light of Recent Assaults to Its Name From A Revered Force to a Suspicious Doctrine "It's not easy being labeled...
