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• November 23, 2016January 16, 2020 Rachel’s Tomb

  Our matriarch’s tomb looks tragically different today. Security walls, cameras and barbed wire guard the site from terrorism.

• November 21, 2016January 16, 2020 A Teacher Like Mrs. Schreiber

  The Talmud is completely unlike any other book of law. It records contradictory opinions, illustrative anecdotes and mystical allegories because it is actually a study guide for teacher and student.

• November 21, 2016January 16, 2020 Elizabeth Taylor Was Jewish, And Willing To Risk Her Life For The Jewish People

  When terrorists hijacked an Israeli flight and made outrageous demands, Taylor offered to help by trading herself for the kidnapped passengers. 

• August 31, 2015January 16, 2020 Johnny Cash In Israel

  “It takes a real man to live for God” – Johnny Cash

• July 1, 2015August 23, 2019 A Miracle So Obvious The Skeptics Looked Silly

  One of the tragedies of my misspent youth is that I missed years of meaningful connection with the wisdom of my tribe because I thought I was “spiritual” and Judaism was not. Lacking that ancient connection, I sought spirituality in meditation, rowing, martial arts, and the Grateful Dead.