Tuesday August 03, 2021 | 25 Av 5781
Hello, young Jews of the world! Honestly, I am somewhat concerned for your welfare. You’re under pressure. Supporting Israel is turning uncool in some quarters, and you’re being challenged, sometimes even without you having brought it up. People are pressing you on Israel, or I fear they will, just because you’re Jewish. I’m sorry […]
I’m astonished at how naïve I was as an undergraduate at Hofstra University on Long Island. I thought I was doing something. I now understand it as a nice memory, a little bit of action for the good, but so focused on a detail. I was lost in the woods and couldn’t see the […]
For Chanukah, I give you the gift of knowing whether you can remember old things like I do. If you can appreciate four or more of these eight items, you win. I remember rolling up the window. I still roll up the window. I suspect younger folks are raising the window, since there’s nothing […]
A wise friend advised me to share my values in this space. I said, I think the work should stand for itself. I was told, that’s nice but some may want to know, so share your values. Okay, so as my grandfather used to say, here goes nothing. Here are some of my values. […]
You cannot crush the life out of someone on Minnesota pavement like it’s nothing. This is not justice. A person of color, approached by an officer, should not have to feel fear, a fear I can only imagine because of my privilege. Put another way, a police officer’s patience must not be determined by […]
Young people of the world, I bring you the most annoying article ever. Parents and grandparents of the world, I bring you an article that may be forwarded to young people, if you have the courage. Someday, someone is going to ask you, what did you do during the pandemic in summer? The best answer […]
Sweetness abounds. I donated something to a healthcare worker. It was a small thing, really. Her eyes glistened. A Richards Elementary School caravan made its way through my Whitefish Bay neighborhood, two dozen cars honking. Teachers waved from the decorated cars at kids on the lawn across the street from me. Speaking of across the […]
This is not a direct parallel, but I remember, back on Sept. 11, 2001, I was a newspaper reporter driving in to work in the morning. I was the only reporter with a cell phone, and my editor called. He told me to head to Mitchell International Airport, where I found hundreds standing around a […]
Dr. Rob here, unlicensed and unafraid to tell you that you really should turn off that TV and read a book. Yes, yes, I’m the media. I know, I’m supposed to tell you to keep up to date with our LATE BREAKING NEWS. Well, the whole world has gone batty, so what’s one more contradiction? […]
The most influential Jew is Moses. This, according to “The Jewish 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Jews of All Time.” If we were to update this 1994 book by Michael Shapiro for 2020, would we have new entries? After thousands of years of civilization, can modern culture truly produce a few more […]
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