Weekly Thoughts

  “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus Imagine that somebody makes you the leader...

After three years as the President of my synagogue, I have transitioned into a new role – Past President.   Yes, I have already heard all of...

I am sure that every ethnicity has a variation on the same joke…if you put # of [fill in the group] together in a room, you get # plus 2 ...

We can all breathe a sigh of relief – 2020 is now over and in the books. This certainly has been a year that can be named after the Clint Ea...

The COVID 19 has become part of our vocabulary same as the Freshman 15.  Early on, when it did not seem that we would be quarantining for mo...

We just finished up celebrating Hanukkah, also referred to as the Festival of Lights.   Naturally, the celebration includes fried foods, suc...

I have been personally affected by COVID.   That’s affected, not infected.   I am pretty sure that we have reached the point where most of u...

“I got this!”   How many times have we heard this?   How many times have we said this?   There are two outcomes – you got this, own whatever...

 “Since there is no Spanish equivalent for Wayne, we’ll call you Ber-nar-do,” my 7 th grade Spanish teacher informed me.  “Can you use my...

  I do not get out much.   Since March, I have written about the minimal times that I have been out, the circles that I have drawn around my...

  For four months, my life has been existing primarily from within my house.   I can probably count the number of times that I have been to ...

Dining outside (or eating al fresco), people laughing together and children running up and down the sidewalk – clear signs that summer is he...

11 weeks of remaining in our homes.  11 weeks of guidance requesting we maintain distance from other people.  11 weeks of wearing masks ...

I hate to admit this, but I do not always know what day of the week it is.   I find that there are things about the way I think and perce...

דם (Blood), צפרדע (Frogs)…as we were reciting the 10 plagues that Hashem brought upon the land of ancient Egypt during the Passover S...

As goofy as this might sound, I found myself sitting this morning with a free moment.   Debbie, Gab, Bec and myself (with Lucy Lou) have ...

Let me tell you about my Aunt Rose.   Yes, I know most people in my age category had an Aunt Rose.   This is about my aunt, in this ca...

I am not following the Impeachment Trial, but I am bothered by the choice of words being used by both sides and easily gleaned from the h...

Thanksgiving.   A time to be thankful.   A time to show gratitude.   A time of festive indulgence.   This is the one time of the year whe...

I think that most of the time we forget about how awesome our country is.   If you spend time watching or listening to media, all you h...