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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...

Apologies

I’m so tired of apologizing. When I was a child I had a bodily problem which my parents regularly got angry at me about. I had no control over it, yet I apologized for it constantly. I went to numerous doctors and internists, only to have them admit it was...

Grandpa’s eulogy

On November 9, 2017 my grandfather was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer — where is not important. He died in the earliest hours on November 11, two days later. This was the eulogy I read at his funeral My grandfather, Roy, was a man of incredibly few words. He was...