Weekly Thoughts

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 ...

  Every year, we gather to bring in the Jewish New Year, where part of the liturgy talks about opening up the “Book of Life” on Rosh Hashana...

When I was growing up, I remember watching reruns of the TV show Dragnet starring Jack Webb as the straight-laced Police Officer Joe Fri...

This upcoming week, I am giving my first speech as the president of my synagogue.   Traditionally, the president speaks to the congreg...

I make no bones about it – I like to speak in front of an audience.   In a group, however, I am generally quiet…unless I am feeling v...