What just one person can do in a time of 'existential crisis' Instead of betrayal or collaboration, Esther rises to the occasion . . . of her Jewish identity. She chooses her people. י  וַתֹּאמֶר אֶסְתֵּר לַהֲתָךְ, וַתְּצַוֵּהוּ אֶל-מָרְדֳּכָי. From Chapter 4 of Esther . . . 10 Then … [Read more...]

Palace Manipulations in the District: Who is the Organ Grinder now . . . שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר Shabbat Zachor Shabbat of Remembrance (Q: What are we to remember, as time goes by)? Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Friday, 22 March 2024 Shabbat Zachor is the Shabbat … [Read more...]

The Tribes are remembered in different ways . . . and yet the question arises: does Islam advocate rape, baby slaughter, and terror? or is it just another chapter of Murder Inc? This ^, while the Torah requires the names of tribes that long ago slipped away into a world of captivity and … [Read more...]

When we remain together -- however fleeting -- we survive -- and we live. When we are 'separated out' -- we fall -- and as we have painfully learned throughout time, we die. Sounds like a cliche -- the very cliche we ignore at our own peril Mengele, -- to the right, to the left, to live or to die … [Read more...]