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36 year in review

36 year in review

2019. 36. What a year. My birthday goals for that year were to continue building myself up and to find things which would make me happy. That, I did. Sadly, I wasn’t able to find a new theme song for that year, though it didn’t really seem I needed one....
Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), Part 1

Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), Part 1

It was about four hours into the hike when I started to scratch the surface of why I wanted to do it. Jalisa got me into backpacking about six months after we met. I had always been interested in backpacking, but I was never able to explore it due to various...
The Problem with Ilhan Omar

The Problem with Ilhan Omar

Two Jews, three opinions. Jewish proverb Many people in the Ilhan controvery are citing that because some Jewish people didn’t take offense, that it’s not a problem. We, as Jews, have a long history of maintaining our own opinions, holding others’...
Moving On

Moving On

If you’ve visited any of my sites before, you’ll know that I love life. I’m adventurous, trusting, and formidably optimistic. I love people, I love art, and I love living. The time has come for me to give up owning an insurance agency. Marketing and...
D’var Torah: Vayechi 5779

D’var Torah: Vayechi 5779

Vayechi 5779December 22, 2018Genesis 47:28-50:26 The last time I spoke about Vayechi was in Tucson, Arizona, at Congregation Bet Shalom. I talked about how despite our multitude of tribes, we had more accountability to each other than we ever had before. That the...