Inspired by a good joke and a stirring play, I offer these Rosh Hashanah remarks, including a rather unorthodox ending: A young man is hitchhiking and gets picked up by a trucker. After thanking him profusely, … Read More
“You know who doesn’t care that there’s a stereotype of a Chinese man in a Dr. Seuss book?” Bill Maher asked on Real Time. “China,” he answered. “All 1.4 billion…because they’re not a silly people,” unlike … Read More
“Everyone has two lives,” Hunter Thompson famously said. “The second one begins when you realize you only have one.” That’s the moral of Alfred Nobel, whose obituary was mistakenly published, memorializing him as the inventor … Read More
Jews have an interesting leitmotif running through the Passover Seder, conveying its meaning while telling a story that explains the longevity of the Jewish People, and a lesson for all humanity – particularly as the … Read More
Last night marked a coincidence I couldn’t help but note, a little personal victory on the eve of my Mom’s birthday, which is today. I won’t be celebrating her with cake, but I must say … Read More