Religion
For those who believe in Judeo-Christian morality I point out a Bible verse: Leviticus 24:17-22 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as...
L’Shana Tova. I have previously shared with you my interpretation of the Torah portion for Rosh Hashanah (I copied it below). I wanted now to share with you my interpretation of the Torah portion for Yom Kippur. Just as a personal note, I do not believe that there is...
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. “Black” does not mean that day is bad; quite the contrary, the “Black” refers to the traditional understanding that on that day retailers begin to make a profit for the year, i.e., that the ledgers for a retailer turn from...
I am curious as to the comments that the “election of Donald Trump as President of the US is a Godsend relative to the fate of Judaism with America led by Obama, Biden, or Harris.” How so? You preface that comment with the low birthrate among Jews. Do you think Mr....
To all my brothers and sisters: First, Happy New Year to you and your entire family. I have listened to the same reading from the Torah on Rosh Hashanah every year, but I never felt that the interpretation of the “Binding of Issac” rang true for me. Here are my...