
Tis the Forgiveness Season
I need to apologize in advance. I have not read the book that I am about to comment on—I just glanced at the table of

Blog Counting Again
We are counting. Again. In the spring we count the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot. At this time of year we count 40 days

Can I Ask?
“Would she talk about what happened?” “No, never and if you can believe it, my uncle even less than that!” Growing up in Queens, NY

Honoring a Mystery
A month ago I received an email from a woman I knew when I was a boy. She was my older sister’s best friend. She

It Takes a Billion
It takes a billion ‘events’ for anything to come about. These words have been used to describe what synchronicity is as distinct from coincidence. The

Compromise without Concession
In English, compromise is defined as two parties that come to agreement by making concessions. The key word is concession. The Hebrew word for compromise