Besides being one of the funniest road shows in years, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour often delivers a nugget or two of common sense. For example, Ron White, a member of the troupe reminds us: If your eyes go bad, you can have LASIK surgery and have 20/20 vision at any age. If your hearing … Read more
Next Spring Jews around the world will again come together for the Passover Seder, a ritual meal during which the story of the exodus from Egypt is commemorated with the reading of the Haggadah. The service also includes various songs, the most beloved of which is “Dayenu,” which in Hebrew loosely translates into “it would … Read more
Based on early reports, eight to ten congregants at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are dead. Upon entering the synagogue, the shooter Robert Bowers yelled, “All Jews must die.” We have a right to be shocked, but not to be surprised. It was inevitable. And you may call the timing coincidental but … Read more
Well, Melania, what do you have to say about Jamal Myles? At the beginning of the school year, nine-year old Jamal told his mother he was gay and was going to tell his schoolmates because he was proud of who he was. Less than a week later, Jamal took his own life. In an interview … Read more
Watching Sesame Street with our daughter way too many years ago, my favorite segment was called, “One of these is not like the others.” While Ernie or one of the other Muppets sang the following lyrics, they would show three or four images and ask, “Which thing is not like the others?” One of … Read more