My family, like so many Jews fleeing persecution and harm, arrived in the U.S. scarred and having survived trauma. This was the early 1900s. I can imagine their enormous relief and gratitude to arrive in the United States and be allowed to stay. Of course my grandparents would likely have been killed in the Shoah if Read More
March For Israel: President Herzog (in ASL)
MARCH FOR ISRAEL
President Herzog: ASL Interpretation
November 14, 2023. Washington D.C. Rally
On The Fence: TORAH
… Jewish, whether I wanted it or not. I used to hate it. I didn’t like the victimhood I saw in Jewish history…It was TOO vulnerable. So I pushed it down.
SILENT
Lag BaOmer… I can’t and should not justify in any way why these terrible things happen. If I am responsible for myself, a mere little tiny human being…
‘Halleluya’ in ASL
From the Songwriter: “We are one family and that includes every part of our Tribe so Todah Rabah for helping my music reach our Brothers and Sisters in the Deaf Community. 🙏💙”
Messed Up?… Pesach Sheni & Second Chances!
I certainly make mistakes and this tells us we don’t need to dwell in our errors. We can get up again (and again). It is never hopeless. No matter how far we
Judaism And Unexpected Perks!
I was also distracted by that little fire in my kitchen a couple of weeks ago. Yes, the one that happened just after I stopped eating at non-kosher restauran
A Fire!! 😮(and Still Kosher☺️)
Yesterday my kitchen caught on fire. My oven is in kitchen jail for now. And I had just taken on being fully kosher! But there are no kosher restaurants near…
Motorcycle Mike: Jew, Mensch & My Awesome Personal Trainer
… the only Jew in his Rolling Thunder motorcycle chapter. What’s it like? “Mike the Jew” as he refers to himself, tells you here…
First Tefillin in Five Years!
My son Yaakov was visiting while I had a personal training session with Mike. This happened. 😊
Mike the Jew, Mensch & My Awesome Personal Trainer
Introducing Mike… a great guy, real mensch, excellent exercise instructor, and self proclaimed, “Mike the Jew”. He will make you laugh AND make you think.